24 July 2019 Mogadishu bombing

On 24 July 2019, a female suicide bomber blew herself up inside the office of the Mayor of Mogadishu, Abdirahman Omar Osman, during a security meeting.[1] Islamist group al-Shabaab says it carried out the bombing.[1] Seven people were killed, including Osman.[2]

24 July 2019 Mogadishu bombing
Part of the Somali Civil War (2009–present)
Mogadishu
Mogadishu (Somalia)
LocationMogadishu, Somalia
Coordinates02°02′N 45°20′E
Date22 July 2019 (2019-07-22)
Attack type
Female suicide bomber
Weaponsbombing
Deaths7 (+1 suicide bomber)
PerpetratorAl-Shabaab

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