WorldAfricaSomalia: Al-Shabaab PBIED attack in Mogadishu

Somalia: Al-Shabaab PBIED attack in Mogadishu

Type of event:
Terrorist/rebel/criminal assault, PBIED - Person-Borne Improvised Explosive Device
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By Arianna Sottile

Victims

3

Wounded

2

Date

January 16, 2024

What happened

According to local authorities, a suicide bombing in Mogadishu has killed three people and injured two others. Al-Qaeda-affiliated armed group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack. The suicide bomber, who was being pursued by police, blew himself up outside an Indian restaurant in Mogadishu’s Hamar Weyne district. Al-Shabab said in a statement that the blast targeted local security officials.

Where it happened

Main sources

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/1/16/suicide-bombing-kills-three-people-injures-two-in-somali-capital-police

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