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At least 37 civilians were killed and 212 were injured in an explosion at a popular beach restaurant in the Somali capital late on Friday, the health minister said, an attack the government blamed on militant Islamist group al Shabaab.
Ali Haji told a press conference that 11 of those injured in the attack in Mogadishu were in a critical condition. It was the deadliest attack in the Horn of Africa country since twin car bombs detonated near a busy market intersection in October 2022, killing at least 100 people and wounding 300 others.
In addition to the civilians killed at the beach restaurant, police spokesperson Abdifatah Aden said one soldier was killed during the assault. One of the attackers blew himself up while three others were killed by security forces. One attacker was captured alive, Aden said.
https://www.reuters.com/world/afric...omali-capital-prime-minister-says-2024-08-02/
Ali Haji told a press conference that 11 of those injured in the attack in Mogadishu were in a critical condition. It was the deadliest attack in the Horn of Africa country since twin car bombs detonated near a busy market intersection in October 2022, killing at least 100 people and wounding 300 others.
In addition to the civilians killed at the beach restaurant, police spokesperson Abdifatah Aden said one soldier was killed during the assault. One of the attackers blew himself up while three others were killed by security forces. One attacker was captured alive, Aden said.
https://www.reuters.com/world/afric...omali-capital-prime-minister-says-2024-08-02/