15 killed, several injured in Somalia car bombing

At least 15 people were killed and several others injured in a car bomb attack in Wadajir district in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Tuesday, Xinhua News Agency reported, citing a local official.

The injured are in critical condition so the death toll may rise, said Ahmed Mohamed Mohamud, a spokesman for the Internal Security Ministry.

Some houses were also destroyed by the blast, according to Xinhua.