A car laden with explosives has rammed into a popular hotel in Somalia, reportedly killing five students whose school bus was crossing near the scene of the terror attack.
Witnesses said a huge blast was heard in the centre of the port city of Kismayu before the gunfire by the Al-Qaeda-affiliated Al-Shabaab militant group started.
A car was deliberately crashed into the gate of the Tawakal Hotel, which is frequented by politicians and business people.