At least seven people were wounded when a suicide car bomb blast occurred at the Somalian Capital. The blast was targeted at the security checkpoint near Somali parliament headquarters in the capital Mogadishu on Saturday.

Somali Police said in a statement, "A suicide bomber driving a Toyota Noah [vehicle] drove past a security checkpoint in the Dabka area, forcing police to open fire. At least seven people were wounded, eight cars and nine rickshaws were destroyed in the morning bombing in Mogadishu."

The targeted security checkpoint is near the Saydika Junction in the Somali Capital's busiest road. 

No deaths have been officially reported by the Police but local media reports say at least five people were killed in the attack.

The police, security forces, and the paramedics have reached the scene. The roads leading to the presidential palace have been closed.

No group has yet claimed responsibility pf the attack but Somalia-based-AlQaeda-affiliate militant group Al-Shabaab is the major suspect behind the attack.