Somalia hotel hit by explosion and gunfire; casualties expected A suspected suicide car bomb exploded on Sunday in Somalia's capital and was followed by a shootout between militants and security forces at a hotel, causing an unknown number of casualties, witnesses and authorities said. Social Sharing The Associated Press · Posted: Jan 31, 2021 1:09 PM ET | Last Updated: January 31 Somali security officers secure the scene of a car bomb explosion as paramedics await to rescue the injured in Mogadishu on Sunday. (Feisal Omar/Reuters) A suspected suicide car bomb exploded on Sunday in Somalia's capital and was followed by a shootout between militants and security forces at a hotel, causing an unknown number of casualties, witnesses and authorities said.