At least 12 people have reportedly been killed after two explosions rocked an area outside the African Union (AU) peacekeeping base in Somalia�s capital, Mogadishu.

According to Somali police, a bomber fist set off an explosives-laden car at the entrance of the AU base near the international airport in Mogadishu on Tuesday morning.

A second bomber then tried to storm the base, but he was shot and detonated, the officers added.

Local media said there were nine�UN peacekeepers and�three AU soldiers among the victims.
�AU forces sealed the area. There were many Somalis outside the gate and there were AU forces at the gate,� said police officer Major Nur Osman.
Witnesses at the scene heard gunfire after the two explosions.

The al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Shabab terror group has claimed responsibility for the attack.

The Takfiri terrorists have�carried out a series of similar attacks in Mogadishu and elsewhere in the country in recent years as they continue their campaign to topple the government.

By Press TV