Roadside explosion in Somalia's capital Mogadishu leaves 5 dead and 8 injured

On September 15, 2024, news from Mogadishu, Somalia. According to city officials, a roadside explosion occurred in Somalia's capital on Saturday, killing five people and injuring eight. Abdullahi Sheikh Abdirahman, the district governor of Mogadishu's Kaldhac district, said an explosive device was placed at a location on a street where many young people had gathered to take pictures.

Witness Abdisamad Osman said that a few minutes after the first explosion, he saw several people lying on the street. When rescuers came to the rescue, another explosion occurred, causing most of the casualties. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far, but the Islamist extremist group Al-Shabaab, which opposes the Somali federal government, often launches such attacks.

A few weeks before this attack, a similar explosion occurred on a beach, killing more than 30 people and injuring more than 60. That attack was one of the deadliest in recent months, raising concerns about the increasing frequency of violent attacks in Mogadishu.