April 2022 Mogadishu bombing

On 22 April 2022, at least six people were killed and seven injured in a suicide bombing at a restaurant in Mogadishu, Somalia. The Pescatore Seafood Restaurant had recently opened in the seaside area of Lido Beach. The explosion was detonated by an Al-Shabaab suicide bomber who had been denied access inside the restaurant, where the Somali Police Commissioner and several lawmakers gathered to have an Iftar meal to break the Ramadan fast. None of the legislators were harmed in the explosion, but some of the security personnel were among those killed in the blast. Local police did not specify how many, but did say those killed were mostly civilians.

April 2022 Mogadishu bombing
Part of the Somali Civil War
Lido Beach, Mogadishu
Attack location
LocationMogadishu, Somalia
DateApril 22, 2022 (2022-04-22)
TargetGovernment of Somalia
Attack type
Mass murder, Suicide bombing
Weaponsexplosive belt
Deaths6
Injured7
PerpetratorsAl-Shabaab
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