Somali security forces have closed most roads in the capital, Mogadishu, ahead of planned anti-government protests.

Special forces have also been deployed on roads leading to Daljirka Dahsoon monument - the venue of the protests.

Opposition parties want President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo to leave office after his term expired last week.

Talks on how to proceed with elections have hit a deadlock.

The government says militiamen allied to the opposition on Thursday night attacked army positions in Mogadishu at a hotel close to the Presidential Palace.

The opposition says two former presidents were staying at the hotel when it came under attack by security forces.