2013 Beledweyne attacks
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In late 2013, al-Shabaab carried out two major suicide attacks in Beledweyne, Somalia, killing 35 people.[1][2]
Background
[edit]The Islamist group al-Shabaab began their insurgency in the 2000s. Previous actions by al-Shabaab in Beledweyne, Hiran, Hirshabelle State, included a suicide car bombing in 2009 which killed 57 people at a hotel as well as battles in 2010 and 2011.
October bombing
[edit]At 11am on 19 October 2013 in Beledweyne, a suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt detonated it inside a crowded restaurant, killing 16 people.[1] On the same day, al-Shabaab claimed responsibility, saying their main target was Djiboutian and Ethiopian troops who were part of the African Union Mission to Somalia.[1] Some AU soldiers were killed, but most of those killed were civilians.[1]
November attack
[edit]At 11am on 19 November 2013 in Beledweyne, a suicide car bomber rammed a police station.[2] Gunmen then stormed the building and shot people inside.[2] At least 19 people were killed.[2] On the same day, al-Shabaab claimed responsibility.[2]
See also
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- 2013 murders in Somalia
- 2013 building bombings
- 2013 mass shootings in Africa
- 2010s vehicular rampage
- 21st-century mass murder in Somalia
- Al-Shabaab (militant group) attacks
- Attacks on police stations in the 2010s
- Attacks on restaurants in Somalia
- Terrorist incidents in Beledweyne
- Building bombings in Somalia
- Car and truck bombings in 2013
- Islamic terrorist incidents in 2013
- Mass murder in 2013
- Mass shootings in Somalia
- October 2013 crimes in Africa
- November 2013 crimes in Africa
- Somali Civil War (2009–present)
- Suicide bombings in 2013
- Suicide car and truck bombings in Somalia
- Terrorist incidents in Somalia in 2013
- Vehicular rampage in Africa
- Attacks in Africa in 2013
- Attacks on police stations in Somalia