MOGADISHU (Arabsiyoweb)----A suicide car bomber has targeted the gate of the presidential palace in the Somali capital, killing at least five people, police said Monday.

The suicide bomber has detonated his explosives-rigged car at the checkpoint of the presidential gates, with security officials say the blast might have caused ‘large’ casualities.

There were no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, but it carries the hallmarks of the Al-Qaeda linked Al-Shabab group which often carries out suicide attacks across Somalia and beyond.

Witnesses told HOL that the attacker has rammed his vehicle at gates as soldiers tried to stop it. The dead include pedesterians walking along the toll road that runs outside the state house.

HOL will keep you posted for any more updates as they come.