On 29 September 2023, an al-Shabaab suicide bomber detonated an explosive belt in a tea shop in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia, leaving 11 dead and 18 others injured. The explosion took place at a checkpoint leading to the parliament and the president's office.

Later that day, al-Shabaab claimed responsibility and a man was arrested who was believed to be a suspect of supplying weapons to the group and to be one main illegal arms dealers in Somalia.

Background

Al-Shabaab is an al-Qaeda-affiliated Somali jihadist group who began their insurgency in 2006. They have carried out many attacks in Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda, most often in the Somali capital.

See also

  • List of terrorist incidents in 2023
  • 2024 Mogadishu tea shop bombing

References


Mogadishu suicide bombings kill dozens DW 11/10/2018

Mogadishu Market Bombing Kills at Least Eight

Huge blasts in Mogadishu DW 12/22/2018

Suicide attack on tea shop in Somalia capital kills at least seven Al

Islamische Terrormiliz AlShabaab bekennt sich zu Bombenanschlag in