Mahas bombings
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Mass murder in Somalia by al-Shabaab on 4 January 2023
LocationMahas District, Hiran, Somalia
Date4 January 2023
TargetPoliticians, marketplace
Attack type
Double car bombing| Mahas bombings | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Somali Civil War | |
| Location | Mahas District, Hiran, Somalia |
| Date | 4 January 2023 |
| Target | Politicians, marketplace |
Attack type | Double car bombing |
| Weapons | Car bombs |
| Deaths | 35+ |
| Injured | 40+ |
| Perpetrator | al-Shabaab |
| Defenders | Somali Army and government-backed clan militias |
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On 4 January 2023, an al-Shabaab double car bombing killed at least 35 people and injured at least 40 others in Mahas District, Hiran, Somalia.[1][2]
The Somali Civil War began in the early 1990s. Al-Shabaab are a Somali jihadist group who began an insurgency in 2006.
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References
- ↑ "Country Reports on Terrorism 2023: Somalia". United States Department of State.
- 1 2 3 4 "Somalia car bombs: Family of nine killed in Hiraan attack". BBC News. 4 January 2023. Archived from the original on 4 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
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