International flights at the Aden Adde International Airport in Somalia's capital Mogadishu have been suspended following heavy gunfire and shelling on the perimeter wall of the airport.

The BBC’s Bella Sheegow in Mogadishu says sources at the airport have confirmed that the Ethiopian Airlines flight that was due to land this morning is among those cancelled.

She is trying to reach the authorities for more details.

Opposition leaders defied a ban on public gatherings and are calling for the president to leave office.

President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo's term ended last week, without the selection of a successor, throwing Somalia into a political crisis.