2009 Hotel Shamo bombing

The 2009 Hotel Shamo bombing occurred at the Hotel Shamo in Mogadishu, Somalia, on 3 December 2009. The suicide bombing killed 25 people, including three ministers of the Transitional Federal Government,[1] and injured 60 more,[2] making it the deadliest attack in Somalia since the Beledweyne bombing on 18 June 2009 that claimed more than 30 lives Quotes “I think that is why al-Shabab may have rushed out a media statement saying they are not involved – because this will seriously undermine their credibility This may have been a strategic mistake for them because civilians were casualties. There was a great deal of revulsion by the public, and the pictures coming out of Mogadishu have shocked many Somalis What we understand is that someone blew himself up at the ceremony and the attack aimed to target government officials. We appeal to the international community to help our country in this time of need