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Al-Shabab Claims Mogadishu Beach Attack That Killed 37

HeadlineAug 05, 2024

In Somalia, at least 37 people were killed in an attack by al-Shabab on a popular Mogadishu beach Friday night. The attack, carried out by a suicide bomber and gunmen, injured another 200 people. It’s one of the deadliest attacks this year by the al-Qaeda-linked group. Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has vowed, but so far failed, to eradicate al-Shabab.

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