2 September 2018 Mogadishu bombing

On September 2, 2018, a suicide car bombing took place in Mogadishu, Somalia.^[1] The attack left at least 6 people dead and another 14 were injured.^[2]

2 September 2018 Mogadishu bombing
Location	Mogadishu, Somalia
Date	2 September 2018
Attack type	Car bombing
Weapons	Bomb
Deaths	6
Injured	14

Incident

On September 2, 2018, a car bomb was set off near a government office after being stopped at a checkpoint by military personnel,^[3] killing at least 6 people including the 3 soldiers present and injuring 14 other people.^[1] It also caused a nearby school to collapse, damaged nearby houses, and blew the roof off a mosque,^[1] as well as destroying the targeted building.^[4]

Reaction

Shortly after the attack, the Islamist militant group al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.^[1][2] The group has often targeted the capital with bombings, including a truck bomb in October 2017 that killed 587 people.^[5]