MOGADSHU, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Four people were killed when their car exploded in Mogadishu on Sunday, a Reuters witness and a resident said. It was not clear what caused the blast.

"When we heard the explosion, we thought a mortar had hit the area and people started fleeing without closing their shops," said shopkeeper Mohamed Hussein, who went to the scene.

"The car is in pieces. The trunk of the car and the roof were blown apart by the explosion. I saw four skulls and bones lying in the car."

Reuters cameraman Farah Robleu said he saw the charred remains of the car and as well the dead.

The blast occurred in northern Mogadishu, next to a football stadium.

Near-daily attacks have rocked the lawless Somali capital since the interim government, backed by Ethiopian troops, drove out Islamists in December.

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