22 July 2019 Mogadishu bombing
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On 22 July 2019, at least 18 people were killed after a car bomb exploded on the road of Aden Adde International Airport and near the Afrin Hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia.[1] Dozens others were injured, 17 critically. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.[2][3]
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22 July 2019 Mogadishu bombing | |
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Part of the Somali Civil War (2009–present) | |
Location | Mogadishu, Somalia |
Coordinates | 02°02′N 45°20′E |
Date | 22 July 2019 (2019-07-22) |
Attack type | Suicide car bombing |
Weapons | Car bomb |
Deaths | 17 (+1 suicide bomber) |
Injured | 28 |
Perpetrator | Al-Shabaab |
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