| Top Coffee bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of Somali Civil War and Somali civil war (2009–present) | |
| Location | Bondhere District, Mogadishu |
| Date | 14 July 2024 10:28 am (UTC+3) |
| Target | Top Coffee (Coffeehouse) |
Attack type | suicide bombing |
| Deaths | 10, including the bomber |
| Injured | 20 |
| Perpetrators |  Al-Shabaab[1] |
| Motive | |
On 14 July 2024, a car bomb exploded near Daljirka Daahsoon in Boondheere, Mogadishu. The explosion happened at 10:28 p.m. local time.[2] The target was Top Coffee a Coffeehouse where people were watching the Euro 2024 final football match between England and Spain.[3][4][5]
A suicide bomber had parked a car filled with explosives outside the café. The explosion killed more than nine people and injured 20 others. Al-Shabaab was responsible for the attack.[6][7]
- ^ https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/car-bomb-kills-five-injures-20-outside-restaurant-somalias-capital-2024-07-15/
- ^ "Mogadishu shop hit by deadly car bomb". Voice of America. 2024-07-14. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ^ "At least 5 killed in bombing targeting a busy café in the Somali capital, police say". AP News. 2024-07-14. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ^ "Deadly explosion in Mogadishu leaves five dead, 20 injured - [İLKHA] Ilke News Agency". ilkha.com. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ^ "Qarax sababay dhimasho iyo dhaawac oo xalay ka dhacay Muqdisho". Voice of America (in Somali). 2024-07-15. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
- ^ "Car bomb explodes at busy cafe in the Somali capital, killing nine". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ^ "Somalia car bomb kills people at café packed with fans watching Euro 2024 final". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
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