| April 2022 Mogadishu bombing | |
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| Part of the Somali Civil War | |
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| Location | Mogadishu, Somalia |
| Date | April 22, 2022 |
| Target | Government of Somalia |
Attack type | Mass murder, Suicide bombing |
| Weapons | explosive belt |
| Deaths | 6 |
Non-fatal injuries | 7 |
| Assailants | Al-Shabaab |
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On 22 April 2022, at least six people were killed and seven injured[1] in a suicide bombing at a restaurant in Mogadishu, Somalia.[2] The Pescatore Seafood Restaurant had recently opened in the seaside area of Lido Beach.[3] The explosion was detonated by an Al-Shabaab suicide bomber[4] who had been denied access inside the restaurant, where the Somali Police Commissioner and several lawmakers gathered to have an Iftar meal to break the Ramadan fast.[1] None of the legislators were harmed in the explosion,[5] but some of the security personnel were among those killed in the blast. Local police did not specify how many, but did say those killed were mostly civilians.[1]
See also[]
- 2022 timeline of the Somali Civil War
- January 2016 Mogadishu attack, another attack in Lido Beach
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Faruk, Omar. "Somalia's extremists bomb restaurant in the capital; 6 dead". https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/somalias-extremists-bomb-restaurant-capital-dead-84260836.
- ↑ "Six killed as suicide blast hits seafront restaurant in Mogadishu" (in en-GB). https://mareeg.com/six-killed-as-suicide-blast-hits-seafront-restaurant-in-mogadishu/.
- ↑ "Somalia: At least six killed in Mogadishu attack near beach" (in en-GB). BBC News. 2022-04-22. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-61196325.
- ↑ "At Least 7 Dead in Somalia After Al-Shabab Attacks" (in en). https://www.voanews.com/a/six-dead-after-al-shabab-attacks-mogadishu-airport-/6497463.html.
- ↑ "Six killed in explosion at restaurant in Mogadishu" (in en). https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/22/six-killed-in-explosion-at-restaurant-in-mogadishu.
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