2011 Mogadishu bombing

2011 truck bombing in Somalia November 2019 2011 Mogadishu bombing Mogadishu, Somalia TFG ministries Somali Civil War (2009–present) 4 October 2011 UTC+03:00 Suicide bombing, car bombing, terrorism, mass murder, murder-suicide 100 110+ Al-Shabaab The 2011 Mogadishu bombing occurred on 4 October 2011, when a suicide bomber drove a truck into the gate of the Transitional Federal Government's ministerial complex in Mogadishu, Somalia. The resulting explosion killed 100http://www.voanews.com/policy/editorials/africa/Murder-In-Mogadishu-131808193.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120315025714/http://www.voanews.com/policy/editorials/africa/Murder-In-Mogadishu-131808193.html dead 15 March 2012 Murder in Mogadishu Voice of America 13 October 2011 10 November 2011 people and injured over 110 others.http://www.liberation.fr/depeches/01012364375-somalie-l-attentat-de-mardi-a-fait-au-moins-82-morts Somalie: l'attentat de mardi a fait au moins 82 morts Libération fr 10 November 2011 Al-Shabaab, an Islamist group, claimed responsibility for the attack.Mogadishu truck bomb: al-Shabaab insurgents claim responsibility Clar Ni Chonghaile https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/oct/04/mogadishu-truck-bomb-al-shabaab The Guardian 4 October 2011 4 October 2011 The attack is reported to be the largest since Al-Shabaab launched an insurgency in Somalia in early 2007.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-somalia-conflict-idUSTRE79352E20111004 Rebels kill scores in Somali capital blast Reuters 4 October 2011 4 October 2011Huge Somalia suicide car bomb kills dozens in capital https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-15166107 BBC News 4 October 2011 4 October 2011 It also follows the withdrawal of Al-Shabaab's forces from the area in August after an AMISOM intervention to bring aid to the country during a season of drought. Background During the summer of 2011, the East African region faced a drought and shortage of food supplies, particularly in the Somali region, forcing tens of thousands of people to cross the borders into Ethiopia and Kenya for refuge.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13937486 Somalia fleeing to Kenya in large numbers 28 June 2011 16 October 2016 BBC News Al-Shabaab threatened to expel the aid groups working in the area before the African Union's AMISOM troops took action to force the Al-Shabaab fighters out of the region.Associated Press Famine Toll in 2011 Was Larger Than Previously Reported https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/30/world/africa/somalia-famine-toll-in-2011-was-larger-than-previously-reported.html?ref=todayspaper&_r=0 16 October 2013 The New York Times 29 April 2013https://www.ctc.usma.edu/posts/factors-responsible-for-al-shababs-losses-in-somalia Factors Responsible for Al-Shabab's Losses in Somalia 26 September 2012 Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens ctc.usma.edu 16 October 2016 19 October 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161019001044/https://www.ctc.usma.edu/posts/factors-responsible-for-al-shababs-losses-in-somalia dead In July 2010, Al-Shabaab also claimed responsibility for a bombing in Kampala, Uganda, in retaliation for Uganda's support to, and presence in, AMISOM.https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704288204575362400675683926 Deadly Blasts Rock Uganda's Capital Bariyo Nicholas The Wall Street Journal 12 July 2010 16 October 2016 Attack The attack took place at a security checkpoint leading to the complex of ministries where the Ministry of Education's building is on the K4 (Kilometre Four) district of Mogadishu.Islamic militants launch their deadliest bombing in Somalia's capital, killing at least 70 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/a-rescue-official-says-a-car-bomb-has-exploded-in-mogadishu-killing-55-people/2011/10/04/gIQAnHbKKL_story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20111004134343/http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/a-rescue-official-says-a-car-bomb-has-exploded-in-mogadishu-killing-55-people/2011/10/04/gIQAnHbKKL_story.html dead 4 October 2011 Associated Press The Washington Post 4 October 2011 4 October 2011 Some eyewitnesses said the noise from the explosion was loud enough to be heard several miles from the scene of the attack. According to several reports the attack was aimed at 150 young Somalis who were to be flown to Sudan to be trained as spies, but instead resulted in the death of mostly students and parents awaiting news about scholarships to Sudan and Turkey from the Ministry of Higher Education. Turkey, which also increased its involvement in Somalia with a pledge to re-open its embassy in Mogadishu,https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/05/world/africa/truck-bomb-kills-dozens-in-somalias-capital.html Truck Bomb Kills Dozens in Somalia's Capital NYTimes 5 October 2011 5 October 2011https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/suicide-bomb-kills-at-least-70-as-islamic-terrorists-target-somalia-2365582.html Suicide bomb kills at least 70 as Islamic terrorists target Somalia The Independent UK 5 October 2011 5 October 2011 7 October 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111007172713/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/suicide-bomb-kills-at-least-70-as-islamic-terrorists-target-somalia-2365582.html dead released a statement clarifying the events that took place. The Turkish Foreign Ministry reported that the students were queuing outside the Ministry of Higher Education when the blast occurred, waiting for the results of scholarships offered by Turkey. Other reports said that students were taking an exam at the time of the blast. Although many of the casualties were students and parents, some of the other victims were non-student civilians.August 2021 Suldan Sarah, the communications director for President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, said that "security services are working around the clock, and are working within their capabilities, and as such have foiled a number of attempts over the past month [of other attacks]." AMISOM and TFG (Transitional Federal Government) forces cordoned off the area soon after the blast. On the same day, Al-Shabaab simultaneously launched attacks in the south and west of Somalia. Responsibility Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack, saying: "One of our mujahideen made the sacrifice to kill TFG [Transitional Federal Government] officials, the African Union troops and other informers who were in the compound." A spokesman for the group, Ali Mohamud Rage, later said that: "Somalis, we warn you: keep away from government buildings and the bases of their soldiers, more serious blasts are coming." Reactions Domestic Somalia President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed said in a statement: "I am extremely shocked and saddened by this cruel and inhumane act of violence against the most vulnerable in our society". His communications director, Suldan Sarah, said: "To do a cowardly act like that does not mean you are a force to be reckoned with. It just means you can commit a mass murder using a suicide bomber. This is not the sign of strength, but rather a cowardly act." International UN – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's spokesman Martin Nesirky said: "it is incomprehensible that innocents are being senselessly targeted. The secretary-general is appalled by the vicious suicide bomb attack targeting government offices and ministries in Mogadishu today."http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/10/201110492730534222.html Al-Shabab blast kills scores in Mogadishu Al Jazeera 4 October 2011 4 October 2011 Turkey – Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called Ahmed and offered to bring the wounded from the bombing to Turkey for medical treatment.http://www.worldbulletin.net/?aType=haber&ArticleID=79847 https://web.archive.org/web/20111016201749/http://www.worldbulletin.net/?aType=haber&ArticleID=79847 usurped 16 October 2011 Ankara agrees to treat Mogadishu blast victims in Turkey World Bulletin 5 October 2011 5 October 2011 United States – White House's spokesman Jay Carney condemned the attacks saying: "Those killed in the 'despicable and cowardly act' included students taking an exam in hopes of getting scholarships to study abroad."https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g_r9jtMVx_3rnesEaHEGRHYJYcqw?docId=CNG.206b7e3a2746fca52d7eb492b168be3f.521 https://web.archive.org/web/20111005080524/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g_r9jtMVx_3rnesEaHEGRHYJYcqw?docId=CNG.206b7e3a2746fca52d7eb492b168be3f.521 dead 5 October 2011 US condemns car bombing in Somalia AFP 5 October 2011 5 October 2011 See also Mogadishu bombing (disambiguation) Somali Civil War References 30em 2 2 0 N 45 21 0 E title Category:Somali Civil War (2009–present) Category:Suicide bombings in 2011 Category:2011 mass murders Category:Al-Shabaab (militant group) attacks in Mogadishu Category:Suicide bombings in Mogadishu Category:Suicide car and truck bombings in Somalia Category:Terrorist incidents in Somalia in 2011 Category:Islamic terrorist incidents in 2011 Category:2010s crimes in Mogadishu Category:October 2011 crimes in Africa Category:21st-century mass murders in Somalia Category:2011 building bombings Category:Building bombings in Mogadishu Category:Attacks on government buildings and structures in Mogadishu Category:October 2011 in Africa Category:Car and truck bombings in 2011