Mogadishu Beach Terrorist Attack Kills 32 Civilians, Police Say

GOOBJOOG NEWS | MOGADISHU: Somali Police Spokesman Abdifitah Aden Hassan Saturday said 32 people were killed and 63 others injured in Friday’s terrorist attack at Lido beach, Mogadishu.

Hassan said swift action by security forces averted more casualties and condemned the attack.

“The Security forces killed all the terrorists at the scene and captured another one who was driving a car filled with explosives, after being shot and injured. We lost one soldier and another one sustained injuries,” the police spokesman said.

Hassan Farah, a survivor, described the shock as the explosion shattered a peaceful evening.

“I was in the restaurant sipping coffee and having a good chat with friends when I saw a big man running, in a second there was something like lightening and a huge blast,” he told journalists in Mogadishu.

Friday’s attack was the deadliest attack in the country since twin car bombs detonated near a busy market intersection in October 2022, killing at least 100 people and wounding 300 others.