Incident Summary:

02/19/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a market in Wadajir neighborhood, Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia. In addition to the assailant, at least 39 people were killed and 47 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.

Overview

GTD ID:
201702190001

When:
2017-02-19

Country:
Somalia

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

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

City:
Mogadishu

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Wadajir neighborhood.

What

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

Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity	Kawo-Goday Mini-Market
Specific Description	Market
Nationality of Target	Somalia

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)	Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more)	No
Additional Information	Casualty numbers conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the most recent reliable estimates are reported here.

Who

Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name	Claimed Responsibility
Al-Shabaab	No

Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators	1
Number of Captured Perpetrators	0

Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties	40 Fatalities / 47 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities	40
Number of U.S. Fatalities	0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities	1
Total Number of Injured	47
Number of U.S. Injured	0
Number of Perpetrators Injured	0

Sources

Sources

"Car Bomb Attack at Mogadishu Market Kills 35, Injures 40," Latin American Herald Tribune, February 20, 2017."
"Mogadishu - At least 14 killed in Mogadishu car bombing," AFP (North European Service), February 19, 2017."
"Somalia Mogadishu car bomb: At least 34 people killed," Trend News Agency, February 20, 2017."