File photo shows the scene of a car explosion in Mogadishu, capital of Somalia, Nov. 8, 2018.(Xinhua/Feisal Isse)

MOGADISHU, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- At least one person died and three others were injured in a car explosion that exploded in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Tuesday, according to the police.

Police at the scene said the incident happened as the security officers were inspecting the vehicle at the entrance of a fuel station near the Ministry of Petroleum, which is close to Banadir Regional Administration headquarter.

"So far one person died and three others injured. I don't know whether the toll could rise since we are still at the scene," said a police officer who declined to be named.

Plumes of black smoke could be seen billowing from the scene into the air.

No group has claimed responsibility for the latest attack in the Horn of Africa nation but al-Shabab have often staged such attacks across the country.