24 July 2019 Mogadishu bombing

02°02′N 45°20′E / 2.033°N 45.333°E / 2.033; 45.333Date22 July 2019 (2019-07-22)
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Female suicide bomberWeaponsbombingDeaths7 (+1 suicide bomber)PerpetratorAl-Shabaab
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On 24 July 2019, a female suicide bomber entered and blew herself up inside Mogadishu Mayor Abdirahmean Omar Osman's office, during a security meeting, killing six government officials and injuring nine of Osman's staff. James Swan was the target of the attack, but Swan had met the mayor earlier, leaving before the blast occurred. Osman was critically wounded in the attack, and succumbed to his injuries a week later, on 1 August 2019, after having been transported to and hospitalised in Doha, Qatar. The attack was claimed by Al Shabaab.[1][2] Seven people were killed, including Osman.[3]

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  1. ^ "Suicide bomber kills six in attack on Mogadishu mayor's office". BBC News. 2019-07-24. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
  2. ^ Suicide bomber kills six in attack on Mogadishu mayor's office
  3. ^ Abdirahman Omar Osman dies after bombing
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