Mahas bombings
Mass murder in Somalia by al-Shabaab
Mahas bombings | |
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Part of the Somali Civil War | |
Location | Mahas District, Hiran, Somalia |
Date | 4 January 2023 |
Target | Politicians, marketplace |
Attack type | Double car bombing |
Weapons | Car bombs |
Deaths | 35 |
Perpetrator | al-Shabaab |
Defenders | Somali Army and government-backed clan militias |
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On 4 January 2023, an al-Shabaab double car bombing killed 35 people in Mahas District, Hiran, Somalia.[1]
Background
The Somali Civil War began in the early 1990s. Al-Shabaab are a Somali jihadist group who began an insurgency in 2006.
Bombings
On 4 January 2023, a double car bombing occurred in Mahas District in Hiran, in central Somalia.[1] The first targeted politicians' houses, and the second a market.[1] Later the same day, al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attacks.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Somalia car bombs: Family of nine killed in Hiraan attack". BBC News. 4 January 2023. Archived from the original on 4 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
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