What the records say
- When
- 14 Oct 2017
- Kind
- Terrorist attack
- Killed
- 588
- Where
- Mogadishu, Banaadir
- Coordinates
- 2.06° N, 45.33° E
- Wounded
- 316
- Target
- Business, Private Citizens & Property, Airports & Aircraft
- Weapon
- Explosives
- Outcome
- Carried out
- Suicide attack
- Yes
- Claimed
- Yes, personal claim
Summary
A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden truck outside the Safari Hotel at the K5 intersection in Hodan neighborhood, Mogadishu, Somalia. In addition to the assailant, at least 588 people, including three United States citizens, were killed and 316 people were injured in the blast. This was one of two coordinated suicide attacks in Mogadishu on this date; the assailants intended to target Aden Adde International Airport. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incidents.
From the Global Terrorism Database’s own summary of the attack.
The source
- Global Terrorism DatabaseSTART, University of MarylandGTD terms of use: non-commercial, no redistribution
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