2008 Mogadishu bombing
The 2008 Mogadishu bombing occurred on August 3, 2008 in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. A roadside bombing killed 21 women who were cleaning rubbish from a southern Mogadishu street on Sunday morning, a hospital official said. Mogadishu residents gathered around victims of the bomb attack along the city's Maka Al Mukarama Road.
| 2008 Mogadishu bombing | |
|---|---|
Mogadishu Region (or Banaadir Region), highlighted in red within Somalia. | |
| Location | Mogadishu, Somalia (Maka Al Mukarama Road) |
| Date | August 3, 2008 (UTC+3, EAT) |
| Target | Somali women |
Attack type | Roadside bombing |
| Deaths | at least 21 |
| Injured | 46+ |
The bomb blast wounded another 46 people, most of them Somali women who had gathered to clean Maka Al Mukarama Road in southern Mogadishu's Kilometer 4 district, according to Medina Hospital director Dr. Dahir Dhere.
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