March 2021 Mogadishu Bombing

Overview

On 5 March 2021, a suicide car bombing occurred outside the Luul Yemeni restaurant in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. The attack killed at least 20 people and injured another 30. Later the same day, the jihadist group al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.

Casualties

According to available reporting, at least 20 people were killed in the blast, with an additional 30 people injured. The restaurant location, a public establishment in Mogadishu, was the immediate site of the explosion.

Perpetration and Claim of Responsibility

The attack was carried out as a suicide car bombing. Al-Shabaab, a jihadist militant group that has conducted numerous attacks in Somalia, publicly claimed responsibility for the bombing on the same day it occurred.

Status

This case remains documented as an attack claimed by a militant organization rather than an adjudicated case involving named, charged individuals. No court proceedings, arrests, or named suspects are referenced in the available material.