2 January 2017 Mogadishu bombings
Part of the Somali Civil War (2009–present)
Mogadishu Mogadishu (Somalia)
Location	Mogadishu, Somalia
Date	2 January 2017 (2017-01-02)
Target	Civilians, security forces
Attack type	Suicide car bombing
Weapons	Car bombs
Deaths	At least 7 (+2 attackers)
Injured	17
Perpetrators	Al-Shabaab

The 2 January 2017 Mogadishu bombings took place on 2 January 2017, when a pair of suicide car bombings targeted civilians and security forces in Somalia's capital. The first targeted a checkpoint, while a second car drove at high speed through it and detonated outside the Peace Hotel, opposite Aden Adde International Airport. The attack killed at least seven people and injured 17 others. The al-Shabaab militant group claimed responsibility for the attack. ^[1]

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