December 2019 Mogadishu bombing

December 2019 Mogadishu bombing
Part of the Somali Civil War (2009–present)
Ex-Control Afgoye is located in Somalia
Ex-Control Afgoye
Ex-Control Afgoye
Ex-Control Afgoye (Somalia)
LocationMogadishu, Somalia
Coordinates02°02′42″N 45°16′58″E / 2.04500°N 45.28278°E / 2.04500; 45.28278
Date28 December 2019 (2019-12-28)
Attack type
Suicide bombing
WeaponsTruck bomb
Deaths85 (+12 missing)
Injured140+
PerpetratorsAl-Shabaab

On 28 December 2019, a suicide truck bomber killed at least 85 people at the Ex-Control Afgoye police checkpoint in Mogadishu, Somalia. More than 140 others were wounded and, as of 31 December, 12 people remained missing.[1] Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack on 30 December.[2][3] The attack was the deadliest in Somalia since the 14 October 2017 Mogadishu bombings, which killed 587 people.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference ASClaimsCNN was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Somalia Bombing Kills Nearly 80, Raising Fears of Resurgent Militancy". New York Times. 28 December 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Al Qaeda ally claims responsibility for Somalia blast that killed 90 people". Reuters. 30 December 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.