Weapons Car bomb Perpetrators Al-Shabaab Total number of deaths 20 | Non-fatal injuries 17 Date 21 January 2016 Perpetrator Al-Shabaab Attack type Bomb | |
Similar 2015 Central Hotel atta, May 2010 Mogadishu bombings, 2015 Garowe attack, July 2010 Kampala attacks, Daallo Airlines Flight 159 | ||
The 2016 Mogadishu attack occurred on 21 January 2016 when Al-Shabaab militants struck a car bomb at the gate of a seafood restaurant overlooking a Mogadishu Lido Beach. Another blast struck about an hour later as government soldiers laid siege to the restaurant. After the blasts, militants entered the near crowded hotel, some of them by boat, and attacked civilians within. At least 20 people were killed and 17 were wounded. Four perpetrators were also killed and one was captured. Al-Qaeda linked Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility, saying the attackers used AK-47s and suicide vests.
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