3 in Somalia

Mogadishu, April 6: Three people are dead after a pair of suicide car bombings in Somalias capital, police said on Friday.

The first explosion occurred at an army checkpoint on the airport road in Mogadishu, injuring one soldier, Captain Mohamed Hussein said.

The bomber apparently was heading to Mogadishus international airport but was stopped by soldiers.

The heavily fortified airport houses embassies and is a major target for alShabab militants.