MILITANTS have launched a serious and sustained assault on Mogadishu's main court complex, detonating at least two blasts, taking an unknown number of hostages and exchanging extended volleys of gunfire with government security forces, witnesses say.
The attack on the country's Supreme Court complex began at around 12.30pm on Sunday and running battles with police and army forces lasted at least 90 minutes.
Two bomb blasts were heard and gunmen were seen on a court building roof firing shots, an Associated Press reporter at the scene said.
A confirmed death toll wasn't immediately available but Hassan Abdulahi, a police officer, said he saw five dead bodies lying at the entrance to the court.
The gunmen took hostages in the main courtroom and forced their way into other rooms in the complex, said another police officer, Abdinasir Nor.
The number of hostages wasn't immediately known.
The armed men forced their way inside the complex and immediately set off an explosion, said Yusuf Abdi, who was near the court when the attack happened on Sunday.
A government spokesman, Mohamed Yusuf, confirmed the attack and said security forces had responded and were battling the militants.
Mogadishu's main government centre is heavily guarded with multiple security checks.
However, the security at the court complex is not nearly as strong.
Most militant attacks in Mogadishu are blamed on fighters for the Islamic extremist rebel group al-Shabab.
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