2020 Afgooye bombing
| 2020 Afgooye bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Somali Civil War (2009–present) | |
| Location | Afgooye, Lower Shabelle, Somalia |
| Date | 18 January 2020 |
Attack type | Suicide car bombing |
| Weapons | Car bomb |
| Deaths | 4 (+1 suicide bomber) |
| Injured | 20 |
On 18 January 2020, a suicide car bombing killed four and injured at least 20 others in Afgooye, approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) from the Somali capital, Mogadishu. Most of the casualties were police officers protecting Turkish contractors building a road. The al-Qaeda-linked extremist group al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.