April 2022 Mogadishu bombing explained

April 2022 Mogadishu bombing
Partof:the Somali Civil War
Location:Mogadishu, Somalia
Target:Government of Somalia
Type:Mass murder, Suicide bombing
Fatalities:6
Injuries:7
Perpetrators:Al-Shabaab
Weapons:explosive belt

On 22 April 2022, at least six people were killed and seven injured in a suicide bombing at a restaurant in Mogadishu, Somalia.[1] The Pescatore Seafood Restaurant had recently opened in the seaside area of Lido Beach.[2] The explosion was detonated by an Al-Shabaab suicide bomber[3] 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.[4] 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.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Six killed as suicide blast hits seafront restaurant in Mogadishu . 2022-04-23 . Mareeg.com somalia, World News and Opinion. . en-GB . 2023-03-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230325171537/https://mareeg.com/six-killed-as-suicide-blast-hits-seafront-restaurant-in-mogadishu/ . dead .
  2. News: 2022-04-22 . Somalia: At least six killed in Mogadishu attack near beach . en-GB . BBC News . 2022-04-23 . 2023-07-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230722055321/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-61196325 . live .
  3. Web site: At Least 7 Dead in Somalia After Al-Shabab Attacks . 2022-04-23 . VOA . 23 March 2022 . en . 2022-03-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220323224522/https://www.voanews.com/a/six-dead-after-al-shabab-attacks-mogadishu-airport-/6497463.html . live .
  4. Web site: Faruk . Omar . Somalia's extremists bomb restaurant in the capital; 6 dead . abcnews.go.com . 26 April 2022 . 8 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220608210530/https://abcnews.go.com/international/wirestory/somalias-extremists-bomb-restaurant-capital-dead-84260836 . live .
  5. Web site: Six killed in explosion at restaurant in Mogadishu . 2022-04-23 . www.aljazeera.com . en . 2023-05-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230525115916/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/22/six-killed-in-explosion-at-restaurant-in-mogadishu . live .