| August 2020 Mogadishu bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Somali Civil War | |
| Location | Mogadishu, Somalia |
| Date | 8 August 2020 |
| Target | Military base |
Attack type | Suicide car bombing |
| Weapons | Bomb |
| Deaths | 8 (+1) |
| Injured | 14 |
| Perpetrators | Al-Shabaab |
The August 2020 Mogadishu bombing was a suicide car bombing on 8 August 2020 at the gates of the 12th April Army Brigade military base close to the recently reopened Mogadishu sports stadium in the Warta Nabadda district of Mogadishu.[1][2] The attack killed at least eight people and wounded fourteen others.[3] The jihadist group al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.[4]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Eight soldiers killed by al-Shabab suicide bomber in Mogadishu". Al Jazeera English.
- ^ "Several killed in attack at Somali military base". BBC News. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "Blast Rocks Military Base in Somali Capital, at Least Eight Dead". 8 August 2020 – via The New York Times.
- ^ "Blast rocks military base in Somali capital, at least eight dead". Reuters. 8 August 2020.
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