Incident Summary:

12/05/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the National Bar and Restaurant in Baidoa city, Bay region, Somalia. This was one of two coordinated suicide attacks at the aforementioned restaurant in Baidoa on the same day; this second bombing took place as people were responding to the first blast. In addition to the assailants, 14 people were killed and 32 others were injured across both blasts. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incidents.

GTD ID:
201412050010

When:
2014-12-05

Country:
Somalia

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Bay

City:
Baidoa

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity National Bar and Restaurant
Specific Description Restaurant
Nationality of Target Somalia
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Vehicle
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?Yes
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Additional Information Casualty numbers for this incident conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the most recent reliable estimates are reported here. Casualty numbers for this attack represent an equal division of a cumulative total of killed and wounded across incidents 201412050009 and 201412050010.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Al-Shabaab Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Unknown)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 1
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 8 Fatalities / 16 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 8
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 1
Total Number of Injured 16
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Attackers kill 11 in two explosions at Somali restaurant," CNN, December 6, 2014.
"Deadly suicide attack hits Somali town," Al Jazeera, December 5, 2014.
"Twin Bombings Hit a Cafe in Somalia," New York Times, December 5, 2014.