2 September 2018 Mogadishu bombing
2 September 2018 Mogadishu bombing | |
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Location | Mogadishu, Somalia |
Date | 2 September 2018 |
Attack type | Car bombing |
Weapons | Bomb |
Deaths | 6 |
Injured | 14 |
On September 2, 2018, a suicide car bombing took place in Mogadishu, Somalia.[1] The attack left at least 6 people dead and another 14 were injured.[2]
Incident
[edit]On September 2, 2018, a car bomb was set off near a government office after being stopped at a checkpoint by military personnel,[3] killing at least 6 people including the 3 soldiers present and injuring 14 other people.[1] It also caused a nearby school to collapse, damaged nearby houses, and blew the roof off a mosque,[1] as well as destroying the targeted building.[4]
Reaction
[edit]Shortly after the attack, the Islamist militant group al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.[1][2] The group has often targeted the capital with bombings, including a truck bomb in October 2017 that killed 587 people.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "School hit in huge Somali explosion". BBC News. 2 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ a b Omar Nor; Dakin Andone (2 September 2018). "At least 6 dead in car bombing in Somalia's capital". CNN. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ (http://www.dw.com), Deutsche Welle (2 September 2018). "Mogadishu suicide bombing kills children and soldiers". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Somalia: Suicide bomb attack hits offices and school in Mogadishu". Al Jazeera English. 2 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ^ ABDI GULED (2018-09-02). "Suicide car bombing in Somalia's capital kills at least 6". TimesDaily. Associated Press. Retrieved 2018-09-04.[permanent dead link]
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