Incident Summary:

06/21/2014: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of Yusuf Ahmed Abukar detonated in Hamar Weyne area, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. Abukar, a radio presenter, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.

GTD ID:
201406200025

When:
2014-06-21

Country:
Somalia

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Banaadir

City:
Mogadishu

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Xamar Weyne area of Mogadishu.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Assassination
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Journalists & Media
Name of Entity Radio Mustaqbal; Radio Ergo
Specific Description Radio Presenter: Yusuf Ahmed Abukar
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 Sticky Bomb
Weapon Details
An explosive device planted in a vehicle was used in the attack.
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Al-Shabaab No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Award-winning Somali journalist killed in car-bomb attack," Columbus Dispatch, June 22, 2014.
"Car bomb kills journalist in Mogadishu," Africa Review, June 21, 2014.
"Somali journalist killed in car bomb," Daily Nation, June 21, 2014.