Gunfire erupts inside the main prison in Somalia's Mogadishu-witness

MOGADISHU, Aug 10 (Reuters) - A loud burst of gunfire erupted inside the main prison in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Monday, a witness told Reuters.

"I can hear the gunfire from inside the central cell block. I am in a separate room and I do not know what is happening," Mohammed Nur, an inmate at the prison, told Reuters.

A senior police officer who did not wish to be named confirmed the incident, without giving any details. (Reporting by Abdi Sheikh Writing by Duncan Miriri; Editing by Jon Boyle)