2022 Somali Ministry of Education bombings
On 29 October 2022, 121 people were killed and over 300 were injured by a double car bombing in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud accused Sunni jihadist group al-Shabaab of carrying out the attacks, which they admitted. The bombing marks the deadliest attack in Somalia since the 14 October 2017 Mogadishu bombings at the same junction.
| Somali Ministry of Education bombings | |
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| Part of the Somali Civil War | |
People reacting to the blast immediately after the bombing | |
Mogadishu 2022 Somali Ministry of Education bombings (Somalia) | |
| Location | Mogadishu, Somalia |
| Coordinates | 2°1′57″N 45°18′21″E |
| Date | 29 October 2022 c. 14:00 EAT (UTC+3) |
| Target | Ministry of Education |
Attack type | Car bombings |
| Deaths | 121+ |
| Injured | 350+ |
| Perpetrators | Al-Shabaab |
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