Incident Summary:

"01/24/2012: A suicide bomber detonated, targeting Ethiopian troops at a base in Beledweyne town, Hiiraan province, Somalia. In addition to the bomber, 30 people were killed and 70 wounded in the attack. The base was damaged as well. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident, vowing to continue fighting to free Somalia from the "invading enemy."

Overview

GTD ID:
201201240001

When:
2012-01-24

Country:
Somalia

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:
Hiiraan

City:
Beledweyne

What

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more)	Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more)	Yes

Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity	Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF)
Specific Description	Base
Nationality of Target	Ethiopia

Additional Information
Hostages	No
Property Damage	Yes
Extent of Property Damage	Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage	Unknown

How

Weapon Information
Type	Sub-type
Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite	Vehicle

Additional Information
Suicide Attack?	Yes
Part of Multiple Incident?	No
Criterion 1 (more)	Yes
Criterion 2 (more)	Yes
Criterion 3 (more)	No
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more)	Yes
Alternate Designation (more)	Insurgency/Guerilla Action

Who

Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name	Claimed Responsibility
Al-Shabaab	Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Personal claim)

Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators	1
Number of Captured Perpetrators	0

Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties	31 Fatalities / 70 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities	31
Number of U.S. Fatalities	0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities	1
Total Number of Injured	70
Number of U.S. Injured	0
Number of Perpetrators Injured	0

Sources

Sources
"Islamist suicide bomber attacks Ethiopian troops in Somalia," Agence France Presse, January 24, 2012."
"Suicide explosion rocks central Somali town," Shabeelle Media Network.net, January 24, 2012."

"Suicide bomber reportedly kills 11 Ethiopian troops in central Somali town," Shabeelle Media Network.net, January 24, 2012."