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On 22 July 2019, at least 18 people were killed after a car bomb exploded on the road of Aden Adde International Airport and near the Afrin Hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia. [1] Dozens others were injured, 17 critically. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack. [2] [3]
Bombing; Date: 2 February 2016 (): Summary: Suicide bombing: Site: Over Afgooye District, Somalia 1]: Aircraft; Aircraft type: Airbus A321-111: Operator: Daallo Airlines: IATA flight No.: D3159: ICAO flight No.: DAO159: Call sign: DAALLO AIRLINES 159: Registration: SX-BHS: Flight origin: Aden Adde International Airport, Somalia: Destination: Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport, Djibouti ...
The explosion occurred near a security checkpoint on the busy Mogadishu-Afgoye highway. [29] 28 August – At least 9 people were killed when fighting started between SSC-Khatumo forces and Somaliland soldiers near the town of Goof, close to Erigavo in the southeastern part of the Sanaag region in northern Somalia. [30]
A blast that punched a hole in the fuselage of a plane this week was caused by a bomb meant to kill everyone on board.
Two trucks filled with explosives blew up at the AMISOM military camp in Bula Marer, 110 km south of Mogadishu.Then about 100 Al-Shabaab militants attacked the base with gunfire.
On 2 August 2024, Al-Shabaab attacked Lido Beach in Somalia's capital Mogadishu. The attack started with a suicide bombing , followed by a mass shooting inside a hotel. [ 5 ] Explosions and gunfire shook a hotel near the beach, with restaurants and other hotels in the area also being targeted.
On 14 October 2017, two truck bombings took place in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, killing at least 587 people and injuring 316 others. [1] Almost all of the casualties were caused by one of the trucks which detonated when the driver, while attempting to escape from security officials, crashed through a barrier and exploded in the Hodan District, destroying a hotel.
Around a kilometre of the area's structures from the explosion were damaged. [ 2 ] [ 1 ] Twenty injured people were moved to Beledweyne hospitals, while another 20 were in critical condition. [ 3 ] Because Beledweyne's medical services were severely lacking, seriously injured people were transferred to Mogadishu for better treatment.