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2 September 2018 Mogadishu bombing
Location Mogadishu, Somalia
Date2 September 2018
Attack type
 Car bombing
Weapons Bomb
Deaths6
Injured14

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

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

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

  1. ^ a b c d "School hit in huge Somali explosion". BBC News. 2 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ ( http://www.dw.com), Deutsche Welle (2 September 2018). "Mogadishu suicide bombing kills children and soldiers". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Somalia: Suicide bomb attack hits offices and school in Mogadishu". Al Jazeera English. 2 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  5. ^ 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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