March 2021 Mogadishu bombing explained

March 2021 Mogadishu bombing
Location:Mogadishu, Somalia
Date:5 March 2021
Partof:the Somali Civil War
Target:Restaurant
Type:Suicide car bombing
Fatalities:21 (including the perpetrator)
Injuries:30
Perpetrator:Al-Shabaab
Motive:Islamic extremism

On 5 March 2021, a suicide car bombing occurred outside Luul Yemeni restaurant in Mogadishu, Somalia.[1] The attack killed at least 20 people and injured another 30.[2] Later the same day, jihadist group al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 5 March 2021 . At least 20 killed by suicide car bomb blast in Somalia . 5 March 2021 . .
  2. Web site: Sheikh . Abdi . Biryabarema . Elias . 5 March 2021 . McCool . Grant . At least 20 killed by suicide car bomb near restaurant in Somalia capital . 5 March 2021 . .
  3. Web site: Mogadischu: Viele Tote bei Anschlag in Somalia. Die Zeit. 5 March 2021. 7 March 2021. de.