February 2018 Mogadishu attacks | |
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Part of Somali Civil War (2009–present) | |
Location | Mogadishu, Somalia |
Date | 23 February 2018 |
Attack type | Suicide car bombings, shooting |
Deaths | 45 (+7 attackers) |
Injured | 36 |
Perpetrators | Al-Shabaab |
On 23 February 2018, at least 45 people were killed and 36 others injured in two car bombings and a shooting in Mogadishu. [1] Al-Shabaab later claimed responsibility. [2]
On 23 February 2018, two suicide car bombs exploded in the Somali capital of Mogadishu. [3] The first car bomb went off after militants breached a checkpoint near the president's residence by shooting at security personnel. The other detonated in front of a hotel away from the palace. [4] 45 bystanders were killed and 36 others injured. [5] Five attackers were also reported dead. [6]
The Somalia-based Islamist group Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack via its Andalus radio arm, stating that both its drivers were suicide bombers. [2]
February 2018 Mogadishu attacks | |
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Part of Somali Civil War (2009–present) | |
Location | Mogadishu, Somalia |
Date | 23 February 2018 |
Attack type | Suicide car bombings, shooting |
Deaths | 45 (+7 attackers) |
Injured | 36 |
Perpetrators | Al-Shabaab |
On 23 February 2018, at least 45 people were killed and 36 others injured in two car bombings and a shooting in Mogadishu. [1] Al-Shabaab later claimed responsibility. [2]
On 23 February 2018, two suicide car bombs exploded in the Somali capital of Mogadishu. [3] The first car bomb went off after militants breached a checkpoint near the president's residence by shooting at security personnel. The other detonated in front of a hotel away from the palace. [4] 45 bystanders were killed and 36 others injured. [5] Five attackers were also reported dead. [6]
The Somalia-based Islamist group Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack via its Andalus radio arm, stating that both its drivers were suicide bombers. [2]