Somali forces close parts of Maka Al-Mukarama road

Some parts of Maka Al-Mukarama road in the heart of the of Somali capital, Mogadishu remain closed since Wednesday evening.

Security forces patrol most of the junctions of the busy road, the closure of the road has affected the area between the junctions of national theatre and Dabka where the public and private vehicles were forced small roads in the villages.

The reason behind the closure of the road is not clearly known but security officials say its one of the government efforts to beef the security of the capital that has suffered series of attacks the recent few weeks.

On the other hand heavy presence of security forces is felt in all the roads leading to Somali presidential palace and federal parliament of Somalia.