June 1993 UN killings of Somali protestors

Shooting of Somali demonstrators by UNOSOM II forces
LocationMogadishu, Somalia
Date13 June 1993
Attack type
Mass Shooting
WeaponMachine gun
Deaths20 killed [1][2]
InjuredOver 50 injured
VictimsSomali citizens
PerpetratorsPakistan Army contingent of UNOSOM II

On 13 June 1993, an element of the Pakistani contingent of UNOSOM II opened fire with a machine gun onto a crowd of protestors in Mogadishu, Somalia, shooting approximately 70 Somalis. At least 20 people were killed in the attack, including women and children, and more than 50 others were wounded.[3][4][5][6] The shooting took place in the aftermath of the 5 June 1993 attack on the Pakistanis a week prior.[7][8]

The killings fed into a growing anti-United Nations sentiment among Somali citizens, leading to greater public support for the Somali National Alliance against UNOSOM II forces.[3][9][10][11]

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  11. ^ Peterson, Scott (2000). Me against my brother : at war in Somalia, Sudan, and Rwanda : a journalist reports from the battlefields of Africa. New York: Routledge. pp. 81–83. ISBN 0-415-92198-8. OCLC 43287853.