Incident Summary:

10/13/2018: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vest at Beder restaurant in Baidoa, Bay, Somalia. This was one of two coordinated bombings in Baidoa on this date. In addition to the two assailants, at least 20 people were killed and 31 people were injured across both the attacks. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incidents.

GTD ID:
201810130004

When:
2018-10-13

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 Beder 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 Suicide (carried bodily by human being)
Weapon Details
An explosives-laden vest was used in the attack.
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 represent a division of the total number of those killed and wounded across incidents 201810130004 and 201810130005.
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 11 Fatalities / 16 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 11
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
"Somalia: Double suicide bombing kills 16 in Baidoa," Al Jazeera, October 13, 2018.
"Death toll from twin suicide bombings in S.Somalia rises to 20," Lebanon Daily Star, October 14, 2018.
"Roundup: Death toll rises to 22 after twin blasts in Somalia's Baidoa," Xinhua General News Service, October 14, 2018.