IED

IED event in Banaadir, Hodan area, Somalia on Sat 14th October 2017

14th October 2017

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14 October. Two car bombs exploded outside a hotel at a busy junction in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Saturday, with officials and witnesses fearing many casualties. Initial reports stated at least 20 dead, though that figure was raised to 300+ in the following days, plus 429 wounded. Following a investigation the death toll was revised higher to 512. On 5 March 2018 a Somali committee investigating the toll of the truck bombing in Mogadishu on 14 October has released new figures, which reveal that 587 people were killed in the bombing. (VBIED)

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Banaadir ( Hodan area )

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