| 2024 Lido Beach attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of Somali civil war (2009–present) | |
 Lido Beach (2020) | |
 | |
| Native name | Weeraradii Xeebta Liido |
| Location | Lido Beach, Mogadishu Somalia |
| Coordinates | 2°2′25″N 45°21′49″E / 2.04028°N 45.36361°E |
| Date | 2 August 2024 (EAT) |
| Target | Beach View Hotel, Lido Beach |
Attack type | |
| Deaths | 56+ (Including 6 perpetrators)[1][2] |
| Injured | 212+[3] |
| Perpetrators |  Al-Shabaab[4] |
No. of participants | 7 |
On 2 August 2024, Al-Shabaab attacked Lido Beach in Somalia's capital Mogadishu. The attack started with a suicide bombing, followed by a mass shooting inside a hotel.[5] Explosions and gunfire shook a hotel near the beach, with restaurants and other hotels in the area also being targeted. A suicide bomber blew themselves up near the Beach View Hotel, leading to the deaths of at least 50 people and injuries to hundreds of others.[6]
It was the deadliest attack in the Horn of Africa since twin car bombs detonated near a busy market intersection in October 2022, killing at least 121 people and wounding 350 others.[7][8]
- ^ "Lido Beach Massacre Exposes Mogadishu's Security Vulnerabilities". The Somali Digest. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ "Somali beach attack kills 32, police say". BBC. 3 August 2024. Archived from the original on 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "Somalia beach attack kills 37 civilians, minister says". Reuters. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Explosion and gunfire rock hotel at popular beach in Somalia's capital, witnesses say". Associated Press. 2 August 2024.
- ^ "Militants storm beachside hotel in Somalia's capital". Xinhua Net. 2 August 2024. Archived from the original on 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
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- ^ Mohamed, Hussein (3 August 2024). "Terrorist Attack on Crowded Beachfront in Somalia Kills at Least 32". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 22 August 2024.