MOGADISHU, Somalia

At least three people were killed on Saturday in twin attacks allegedly targeting Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire, police said.

Mustaf Abdirahman, a police officer in Lower Shabelle region told Anadolu Agency over the phone, the first attack was a grenade explosion which took place while Khaire was addressing a large crowd in the port city of Marka.

It killed a civilian and wounded several others, but the prime minister and his delegation escaped and arrived back in the capital Mogadishu safely, he said.

Shortly after, a mortar attack hit the area killing two civilians including a woman, he added.

No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.