Mogadishu , Somalia ( CNN ) -- A pair of bomb blasts in Mogadishu Saturday killed at least 20 people , most of them civilians , police said . An apparent car bomb exploded in the parking lot outside of a restaurant frequented by journalists and civil servants in the Somali capital . Minutes later , a second bomb went off on the other side of the restaurant , police official Mohamed Ali said . Amina Osman , owner of a nearby tea shop , said she heard powerful explosions and saw thick , black smoke billowing from behind a group of buildings at The Village restaurant Saturday morning . Ambulances rushed to the scene of the blast , which shattered windows and sent up a cloud of smoke visible throughout much of the city , she said . It was the second time since last year that The Village restaurant , which is located near the presidential compound , has been attacked . No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack .
A pair of blasts struck at a restaurant in the Somali capital . The first blast was followed by two more near an upscale shopping mall and another on a busy street where many people were out shopping. The restaurant is popular with journalists and civil servants .