2020 Afgooye bombing

2020 Afgooye bombing
Part of the Somali Civil War (2009–present)
Afgoye is located in Somalia
Afgoye
Afgoye
Afgoye (Somalia)
LocationAfgooye, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
Date18 January 2020 (2020-01-18)
Attack type
Suicide car bombing
WeaponsCar bomb
Deaths4 (+1 suicide bomber)
Injured20

On 18 January 2020, a suicide car bombing killed four and injured at least 20 others in Afgooye, approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) from the Somali capital, Mogadishu.[1] Most of the casualties were police officers protecting Turkish contractors building a road.[2] The al-Qaeda-linked extremist group al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Somalia: Turkish workers wounded in deadly al-Shabab car bombing". Al Jazeera. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b Guled, Abdi (18 January 2020). "At least 2 killed, 20 wounded in bombing near Somali capital". AP News. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Al-Shabab Claims Responsibility For Suicide Car Bombing In Somalia". Forces Network. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.