April 2022 Mogadishu bombing

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April 2022 Mogadishu bombing
Part of the Somali Civil War
Location Mogadishu, Somalia
DateApril 22, 2022 (2022-04-22)
Target Government of Somalia
Attack type
Mass murder, Suicide bombing
Weapons explosive belt
Deaths6
Injured7
Perpetrators Al-Shabaab

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Faruk, Omar. "Somalia's extremists bomb restaurant in the capital; 6 dead". abcnews.go.com. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  2. "Six killed as suicide blast hits seafront restaurant in Mogadishu". Mareeg.com somalia, World News and Opinion. Archived from the original on 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  3. "Somalia: At least six killed in Mogadishu attack near beach". BBC News. 2022-04-22. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  4. "At Least 7 Dead in Somalia After Al-Shabab Attacks". VOA. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  5. "Six killed in explosion at restaurant in Mogadishu". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-04-23.