Firefighters work at the site of a suicide attack in Mogadishu, Somalia, March 13, 2017. At least two people were killed in a car bomb blast in the Mogadishu on Monday, police said. (Xinhua/Faisal Isse)

MOGADISHU, March 13 (Xinhua) -- At least 10 people were killed and 13 others injured in two separate attacks near a military base and a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Monday, officials said.

Waberi District Commissioner Ahmed Hussein told reporters that the car bomb attack near Wehliye hotel left seven people dead and ten others injured.

"The car bomb explosion caused a huge damage, seven people died on the spot and ten others injured, the victims were at tea restaurant near Wehliye hotel, we are in a rescue operation now," Ahmed said.

Firefighters work at the site of a suicide attack in Mogadishu, Somalia, March 13, 2017. At least two people were killed in a car bomb blast in the Mogadishu on Monday, police said. (Xinhua/Faisal Isse)

The commissioner added that the death toll could rise since the explosion was huge, noting that the security forces have launched investigations into the attack.

The deceased, all civilians, were killed when a vehicle loaded with explosives went off in front of Wehliye hotel in central business district of Mogadishu.

Mohamed Dahir, a senior police officer at the scene, told Xinhua they have established that seven people died from the attack at the eatery near the hotel.

An eye witness confirmed the explosion to Xinhua noting the explosion was massive.

"The explosion rocked the front side of the entrance and people nearby were killed and others injured. It was very huge," said Abdirahman Gabow.

Local people carrying a wounded person leave the site of a suicide attack in Mogadishu, Somalia, March 13, 2017. At least two people were killed in a car bomb blast in the Mogadishu on Monday, police said. (Xinhua/Faisal Isse)

Earlier, two civilians and suicide bomber were killed and three others injured near a military base in Wadajir district in Benadir region in another car bomb attack on Monday morning.

A Somali Security official who declined to be identified said the vehicle bound explosive devices went off tearing through the entrance of Sweet Factory opposite the military base in Wadajir district.

The driver of the explosives laden explosives was killed while another passerby was injured according to witnesses.

"The suicide bomber and two other civilians were killed and three others injured in the attack," the police officer said.

No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack which came after a media worker was seriously injured in a similar attack in Mogadishu on Sunday.

The latest attacks come as the Horn of Africa nation's government has stepped up efforts to stabilize the country and also to help people ravaged by droughts amid a looming famine.