What the records say
- When
- 20 Apr 2008
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 21
- Coordinates
- 2.03° N, 45.35° E
- Description
- 2008 massacre in Somalia by Ethiopian armed forces
Al-Hidaya Mosque massacre
2008 massacre in Somalia by Ethiopian armed forces
The al-Hidaya Mosque massacre occurred on Saturday 19 April 2008 during the Ethiopian occupation of Somalia, when Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF) soldiers killed 21 worshippers, including an Imam and several Islamic scholars, at a mosque in Mogadishu, Somalia. During the attack, 41 school children at the mosque were abducted and detained for several days at ENDF bases.
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