April 2022 Mogadishu bombing
On 22 April 2022, at least six people were killed and seven injured[1] in a suicide bombing at a restaurant in Mogadishu, Somalia.[2] The Pescatore Seafood Restaurant had recently opened in the seaside area of Lido Beach.[3] The explosion was detonated by an Al-Shabaab suicide bomber[4] 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.[1] 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.[1]
| April 2022 Mogadishu bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Somali Civil War | |
Attack location | |
| Location | Mogadishu, Somalia |
| Date | April 22, 2022 |
| Target | Government of Somalia |
Attack type | Mass murder, Suicide bombing |
| Weapons | explosive belt |
| Deaths | 6 |
| Injured | 7 |
| Perpetrators | Al-Shabaab |
See also
- 2022 timeline of the Somali Civil War
- January 2016 Mogadishu attack, another attack in Lido Beach
- 2023 Mogadishu hotel attack, another attack in Lido Beach
References
- Faruk, Omar. "Somalia's extremists bomb restaurant in the capital; 6 dead". abcnews.go.com. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- "Six killed as suicide blast hits seafront restaurant in Mogadishu". Mareeg.com somalia, World News and Opinion. Archived from the original on 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
- "Somalia: At least six killed in Mogadishu attack near beach". BBC News. 2022-04-22. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
- "At Least 7 Dead in Somalia After Al-Shabab Attacks". VOA. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
- "Six killed in explosion at restaurant in Mogadishu". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
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