March 2022 Somalia attacks

March 2022 Somalia attacks
Part of the Somali Civil War
Attack locations
LocationBeledweyne and Aden Adde International Airport, Somalia
Date23 March 2022 (2022-03-23) (EAT (UTC+03:00))
TargetAmina Mohamed Abdi, Government of Somalia
Attack type
Assassination, car bombing, mass murder, suicide bombing
WeaponsCar bomb, explosive belt, automatic firearm
Deaths48+
PerpetratorsAl-Shabaab
MotiveIslamism

On 23 March 2022 in Somalia, four coordinated attacks by al-Shabaab jihadists in Mogadishu and Beledweyne killed at least 48 people.

Attacks

Aden Adde International Airport shooting

On 23 March, gunmen attacked Aden Adde International Airport in the Somali capital Mogadishu, killing five people. Two attackers also were killed.

Beledweyne bombings

The next attack happened a few hours later as Somali female Member of Parliament Amina Mohamed Abdi left a polling place in Beledweyne. A suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest, killing several people. Abdi died instantly.

A car bomb was set off near a hospital, killing at least 30 people. The blast's impact was powerful, with the explosions destroying not only the hospital, but also nearby buildings and cars.

At least 48 people were killed by the bombings and 108 others injured.

Beledweyne restaurant attack

Al-Shabaab militants attacked a restaurant in Beledweyne, killing the retired politician Hassan Dhuhul and many others.

References

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