2009 Beledweyne bombing

Bombing in Beledweyne, Hiiraan, Somalia the Somali Civil War 2009 Beledweyne bombing Somalia regions map Hiiraan.svg The Hiiraan region of Somalia, where the attacks occurred (highlighted dark red) Beledweyne, Hiiraan, Somalia June 18, 2009 Suicide car bomb 57 307 Medina Hotel Al-Shabaab Car bomb The Beledweyne bombing was a bombing targeting Medina Hotel in Beledweyne, Somalia killing 57 and injuring 307 others.BELEDWEYNE MASSACRE: Remembering victims on the 10th anniversary of the terror attack https://www.hiiraan.com/op4/2019/jun/164360/beledweyne_massacre_remembering_victims_on_the_10th_anniversary_of_the_terror_attack.aspx hiiraan Online 26 January 2022 The attack On June 18, 2009, at around 10:30 am local time, an explosive-ladened Toyota car began to drive to the Medina Hotel.Somali Minister Killed https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2009/06/somali-minister-killed/ 26 January 2022 Capitol News 18 June 2009 The car bomb was spotted before it reached the entrance of Medina Hotel, Omar Hashi Aden the National Security Minister of Somalia were about to leave the hotel when the car bomb drove through the entrance on the hotel crashing into parked cars before detonating its explosive device.Behind the Suicide Bombing in Somalia http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1905730,00.html 26 January 2022 Time 19 June 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090624191018/http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1905730,00.html 24 June 2009 dead The explosion severely damaged the hotel, killed 57 people, and left 307 injured. Victims Several influential people were also killed in the car bombing, including Ambassadors, ministers, military colonels, and clan elders. Some Influential people killed include: Omar Hashi Aden- Minister of Security of Somalia Abdikarim Farah Laqanyo- former Somali ambassador to Ethiopia and the African Union Mohamed Abdi Yarow- Colonel in the Somali Armed Forces Mohamed Barre Fidow- Colonel in the Somali Armed Forces Omar Hasan Dhudi- Colonel in the Somali Armed Forces Yusuf Husen- Colonel in the Somali Armed Forces References 4 44 N 45 12 E source:kolossus-ruwiki title Category:June 2009 in Somalia Category:2009 murders in Somalia Category:21st-century mass murders in Somalia Category:Al-Shabaab (militant group) attacks in Beledweyne Category:2009 building bombings 2009 bombing Category:Hotel bombings in Somalia Category:Islamic terrorist incidents in 2009 Category:June 2009 crimes in Africa Category:June 2009 in Africa Category:2009 mass murders Category:Suicide bombings in 2009 Category:Car and truck bombings in 2009 Category:Somali Civil War (2009–present) Category:Suicide car and truck bombings in Somalia Category:Terrorist incidents in Somalia in 2009 Category:Murder–suicides in Somalia