Incident Summary:

09/07/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated outside the entrance of the Village Restaurant in Hamarweyne district, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. This was one of two coordinated bombings at the aforementioned restaurant in Mogadishu on the same day; the second blast targeted first responders following this first explosion. At least 16 people, including a suicide bomber in the second attack, were killed and another 23 were injured across the blasts. Sheikh Abdiasis Abu Musab, a spokesperson for Al-Shabaab, claimed responsibility for the coordinated attacks on the restaurant, stating that the group targeted the business because it served as a meeting place for government, military, and security workers.

GTD ID:
201309070001

When:
2013-09-07

Country:
Somalia

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Banaadir

City:
Mogadishu

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity The Village Restaurant
Specific Description Restaurant
Nationality of Target Somalia
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Vehicle
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Additional Information Casualty numbers for this attack represent an equal division of a cumulative total of killed and wounded across incidents 201309070002 and 201309070001. Casualty numbers for this incident conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the majority estimates are reported here.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Al-Shabaab Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Posted to website, blog, etc.)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 8 Fatalities / 12 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 8
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 12
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Al Shabaab bombers strike Mogadishu restaurant, 15 dead," Reuters, September 7, 2013.
"Bombers strike restaurant in Somali capital, at least 15 dead," Reuters, September 7, 2013.
"Al-Shabab claims deadly Mogadishu blasts," Al Jazeera, September 7, 2013.