December 2019 Mogadishu bombing
| December 2019 Mogadishu bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Somali Civil War (2009–present) | |
| Location | Mogadishu, Somalia |
| Coordinates | 02°02′42″N 45°16′58″E / 2.04500°N 45.28278°E |
| Date | 28 December 2019 |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
| Weapons | Truck bomb |
| Deaths | 85 (+12 missing) |
| Injured | 140+ |
| Perpetrators | Al-Shabaab |
On 28 December 2019, a suicide truck bomber killed at least 85 people at the Ex-Control Afgoye police checkpoint in Mogadishu, Somalia. More than 140 others were wounded and, as of 31 December, 12 people remained missing. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack on 30 December. The attack was the deadliest in Somalia since the 14 October 2017 Mogadishu bombings, which killed 587 people.