| 2020 Afgooye bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Somali Civil War (2009–present) | |
  Afgoye Afgoye (Somalia) | |
| Location | Afgooye, Lower Shabelle, Somalia |
| Date | 18 January 2020 |
Attack type | Suicide car bombing |
| Weapons | Car bomb |
| Deaths | 4 (+1 suicide bomber) |
| Injured | 20 |
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]
- ^ "Somalia: Turkish workers wounded in deadly al-Shabab car bombing". Al Jazeera. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ a b Guled, Abdi (18 January 2020). "At least 2 killed, 20 wounded in bombing near Somali capital". AP News. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "Al-Shabab Claims Responsibility For Suicide Car Bombing In Somalia". Forces Network. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.