2024 Mogadishu market bombing

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2024 Mogadishu market bombing
Part of Somali Civil War (2009–present)
Bakaara Market.jpg
The Bakaara Market in 2005
2024 Mogadishu market bombing
Native nameWeeraradii Suuqa Bakaaraha
Location Mogadishu, Somalia
Coordinates 2°2′56.04″N45°19′12″E / 2.0489000°N 45.32000°E / 2.0489000; 45.32000
Date6 February 2024;11 months ago (2024-02-06)
Target Bakaara Market
Attack type
 Bombings
Deaths10
Injured20+
PerpetratorsShabaabFlag.svg Al-Shabaab suspected. [1]

On 6 February 2024, four bombings inside the Bakaara Market in the Somali capital Mogadishu killed at least ten people and injured over twenty others. [2]

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The market targeted sold goods, services, firearms and daily essentials such as petrol, food, wheat, medicine, clothes and electronics. [3] The market also is famous for illicit activities, such as selling forged passports, forged university diplomas and forged birth certificates. [4] The victims of the bombings were sent to the Erdoğan Hospital. [5]

Background

The Bakaara Market is a popular market in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. The market has been targeted in an attack at least once before by the militant group Al-Shabaab during the civil war on October 15, 2009, in which 20 people were killed and 58 others were injured after a shelling attack.

Bombings

At around 2:50 p.m. a series of bombings occurred in four places at the center of the crowded market. The first bombing killed two employees, followed by the other bombings, which killed eight shoppers and workers. [1]

Aftermath

Ten people were killed in the bombings. Over twenty people who were injured during the bombings were admitted to the Erdoğan Hospital facility, according to three nurses. No group claimed responsibility for the bombings, although Al-Shabaab is suspected. [6]

Reactions

Hassan Ali, a trader at the market, stated "I have counted 10 dead people and 15 others injured. My shop is completely destroyed" [7]

The Government of Somalia had no immediate comment on the bombing. [8]

NISA launched a nationwide plea for assistance of identifying six people who are the suspects behind the bombing. The National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) released photos of the six individuals who are the suspected perpetrators of the bombing. NISA also stated, “The security agencies are actively searching for the individuals behind the tragic incidents in Bakara Market. We appeal to the public for any information that can lead to their apprehension,” [9]

Banadir region's Deputy Governor, Mohamed Ahmed Diriye, claimed the attacks were not mortar attacks, but were planted explosives. [10]

See also

Other bombings in Mogadishu in 2024

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mogadishu Market Bombing Kills at Least Eight". Voice of America . February 6, 2024. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Blasts in Somalia's capital Mogadishu kill at least 10, says residents". The Jerusalem Post. 2024-02-06. Archived from the original on 2024-02-11. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  3. ↑ "Market place where money talks". Daily news Botswana. June 26, 2014. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Mogadishu Market Bombing Kills at Least Eight". West Observer. 2024-02-06. Archived from the original on 2024-03-15. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  5. ↑ "Ten dead, 20 others injured in multiple blasts in market in Somali capital". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 2024-03-16. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  6. ↑ "Blasts in Somalia's capital Mogadishu kill at least 10 - residents". Reuters . February 6, 2024. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Residents report blast at open-air Somalian market, killing at least 10". i24NEWS. February 6, 2024. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  8. ↑ "10 Dead after Somalia Blasts, Mogadishu Residents Say". Voice of America . February 6, 2024. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Security Forces Seek Information on Six Suspects Behind Bakara Market Bombing". Halqabsi News. February 6, 2024. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Bakara Market Attack Leaves Mogadishu Reeling". The Somali Digest. February 6, 2024. Retrieved August 16, 2024.

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