Two Explosions Kill 8 Near Somali Capital Mogadishu Airport

At least eight people were killed on Tuesday when two huge bombs went off near Mogadishu's airport, including one close to the UN's political office in the Somali capital, a security source said.

A journalist at the scene heard gunfire after the explosions tore through the area, one of which was believed to be a car bomb.

The city's airport is heavily fortified and adjoins the capital's main base for the African Union mission to Somalia, the 22,000-strong force backing the government in the battle against Shabaab insurgents.