November 2016 Mogadishu car bombing

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November Mogadishu car bombing
Part of Somali Civil War (2009–present)
Location Waberi District, Mogadishu, Somalia
Date26 November 2016
TargetPolice station
Attack type
Car Bombing
Deaths20 [1]
InjuredUnknown
Perpetrators Al-Shabaab

The November Mogadishu car bombing occurred on 26 November 2016. [2] At least 20 people were killed by the explosion of a car bomb near a market in the Somali capital Mogadishu. [3] [4] Medical sources told the AFP news agency that the death toll could be as high as 30. [5]

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References

  1. Olad, Mohamed. "Somali Forces Arrest Suspect in Deadly Market Attack".
  2. "Suspected car bomb kills at least 10 people in Somali capital". Reuters. 26 November 2016.
  3. "Somali Forces Arrest Suspect in Deadly Market Attack".
  4. "Somali Forces arrest suspect in deadly Market attack - GOOBJOOG NEWS". 27 November 2016.
  5. "Car bomb attack in Somalia kills 11". Archived from the original on 27 November 2016. Retrieved 26 Nov 2016.