Garowe attack
| 2015 Garowe attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Somali Civil War (2009–present) | |
Atul Khare, UN Under-Secretary-General, visiting the site of the suicide attack on May 1, 2015 | |
| Location | Garowe, Puntland, Somalia |
| Coordinates | 4°44′5.3″N 45°11′50.3″E / 4.734806°N 45.197306°E |
| Date | 20 April 2015 (UTC+03:00) |
Attack type | Bombing |
| Weapons | Remote control bomb |
| Deaths | 7-10 |
| Injured | 8 |
| Perpetrators | Al-Shabaab |
The Garowe attack was a bombing of a UN van in Garowe, Puntland, Somalia. Between 7 and 10 people were killed, including the attacker and four UNICEF workers. The Al-Shabaab militant group claimed responsibility for the blast. The Puntland administration subsequently appointed a governmental committee to probe the circumstances surrounding the attack, and apprehended over a dozen suspects.