November 2021 Mogadishu bombing | |
Location: | Mogadishu, Somalia |
Date: | 25 November 2021 |
Target: | civilians |
Type: | suicide vehicle bombing |
Fatalities: | 8 |
Injuries: | 17 |
At 7:30 am on 25 November 2021, in Mogadishu, Somalia,[1] [2] a suicide bomber in a sport utility vehicle killed eight people and wounded 17 others, including teachers and pupils at Mocaasir Primary and Secondary School, which was heavily damaged.[1] [2] Al-Shabaab military operations spokesman Abdiasis Abu Musab claimed his jihadist group was responsible, and had targeted an African Union Mission to Somalia convoy.[1] [2]