December 2019 Mogadishu bombing
December 2019 Mogadishu bombing | |
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Part of the Somali Civil War (2009–present) | |
Location | Mogadishu, Somalia |
Coordinates | 02°02′42″N 45°16′58″E / 2.04500°N 45.28278°E |
Date | 28 December 2019 |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
Weapons | Truck bomb |
Deaths | 85 (+12 missing) |
Injured | 140+ |
Perpetrators | Al-Shabaab |
On 28 December 2019, a
Attack
The attack occurred at a busy intersection on the western outskirts of Mogadishu, at a police checkpoint during local rush hour. The major intersection connects Mogadishu with the rest of southern and southwestern Somalia.[4] The Ex-Control Afgoye checkpoint is located near a tax office, and is used by vehicles entering Mogadishu from nearby Afgooye town.[5]
The truck
Responsibility and aftermath
Initially, no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
Somalia's
The
References
- ^ a b Al Qaeda affiliate Al-Shabaab claims responsibility for Somalia truck bombing that killed 85
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- ^ a b "Al Qaeda ally claims responsibility for Somalia blast that killed 90 people". Reuters. 30 December 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ a b c "Somalia suicide car bomb attack rocks capital, killing scores". CNN. 28 December 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "At Least 79 Dead in Truck Bomb Attack in Somalia's Capital". Bloomberg. 28 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ Turkey offers condolence to Somalia over terror attack
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- Xinhua. Archived from the originalon 30 December 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "Truck bomb kills scores in Mogadishu". The Guardian. 28 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ a b c d Maruf, Harun (30 December 2019). "Al-Shabab Claims Responsibility for Deadly Bombing in Somali Capital". Retrieved 31 December 2019.