The Green Timberwolf

Somalia Terrorist Attack

Blogged By: Jared

Please note: Photo credits below post.

On Saturday October 14th, 2017, the city of Mogadishu, Somalia was rocked with the deadliest attack in Somalia’s modern history. Two truck bombs detonated in the busy streets of the heavy populated area. These two truck bombs have killed at least 300 people, and injuring hundreds more. In the explosion, the casualties included senior civil servants, some paramedics who had arrived to help aid the wounded, but the majority of the casualties were just normal everyday people. These people did not deserve to die, they were just average people going through their normal day. And for the people heavily wounded, that normal day that began had turned into the worst day of their life. The damage from these explosions devastated the nearby area, one bomb exploded by the safari hotel, which was completely destroyed trapping people in the rubble, and the second bomb exploded further down the road. The attack happened as United States soldiers had made a renewed approach to try and defeat the Shabab. The Shabab are Somali based militants who have been terrorizing the country and East Africa for years now. Over the years, these militants have been killing many civilians, and have left many civilians in poverty. Some of these militants have also claimed allegiance with terrorist groups like Al Qaeda, and the Islamic State. Paramedics, and emergency crews are still trying to help keep victims alive from blast, and to try and find people trapped in the rubble from the explosion. With people still under care, and some in critical condition, the death toll will still go up as some of these victims may not be able to be saved.

References

Picture of explosion aftermath:

Ibrahim, M. (2017, October 15). Somalia Truck Bomb Attacks Kills Over 200. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/15/world/africa/somalia-bombing-mogadishu.html

Picture of map:

Somalia attack: Death toll rises in Mogadishu blast. (2017, October 16). Retrieved from http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-41636076