| March 2021 Mogadishu bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Somali Civil War | |
| Location | Mogadishu, Somalia |
| Date | 5 March 2021 |
| Target | Restaurant |
Attack type | Suicide car bombing |
| Deaths | 21 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 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]
References
- ↑ "At least 20 killed by suicide car bomb blast in Somalia". Al Jazeera English. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ↑ Sheikh, Abdi; Biryabarema, Elias (5 March 2021). McCool, Grant (ed.). "At least 20 killed by suicide car bomb near restaurant in Somalia capital". Reuters. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ↑ "Mogadischu: Viele Tote bei Anschlag in Somalia" (in German). Die Zeit. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
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