| August 2020 Mogadishu bombing | |
| Partof: | the Somali Civil War |
| Location: | Mogadishu, Somalia |
| Date: | 8 August 2020 |
| Type: | Suicide car bombing |
| Fatalities: | 8 (+1) |
| Injuries: | 14 |
| Target: | Military base |
| Perps: | Al-Shabaab |
| Weapons: | Bomb |
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]