June 2021 Mogadishu bombing

June 2021 Mogadishu bombing
Location	Mogadishu, Somalia
Date	15 June 2021
Target	Somali Armed Forces
Attack type	suicide bombing
Deaths	15
Injured	unknown

On 15 June 2021, a suicide bombing occurred in Mogadishu, Somalia. ^{[1] [2]} It happened at the General Dhegobadan Military Camp, where the bomber killed 15 army recruits. ^{[1] [2]} He was in a queue of recruits, pretending to be one of them. ^[1]

Al-Shabaab, the Somali/East African branch of al-Qaeda, claimed responsibility for the bombing. ^[2] It was the deadliest attack in the Somali capital since December 2019, when an al-Shabaab truck bombing at a police checkpoint killed 85 people and wounded 140 others. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. Somalia's army camp rocked by deadly suicide attack
2. "At least 15 killed in Somalia suicide bombing claimed by militants". Reuters . 2021-06-15. Archived from the original on 2022-12-08.

External links

• Fifteen killed in Mogadishu, Somalia suicide bombing at Wikinews