An attack occurred on 21 January 2016 in Mogadishu, Somalia. Al-Shabaab drove a

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car bomb A car bomb, bus bomb, lorry bomb, or truck bomb, also known as a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED), is an improvised explosive device designed to be detonated in an automobile or other vehicles. Car bombs can be roughly divided ...

at the gate of the Beach View Café, a

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restaurant overlooking the city's Lido Beach. Another blast struck about an hour later as government

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laid siege to the restaurant. After the blasts, militants entered the building, some of them by boat, and attacked civilians within. About 20 people were killed and 17 others wounded. Several perpetrators were also killed and one was arrested.

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linked group Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility, saying the attackers used AK-47s and suicide vests. The attack occurred six days after al-Shabaab attacked a

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-run

AMISOM The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) was a regional peacekeeping mission operated by the African Union with the approval of the United Nations Security Council. It was mandated to support transitional governmental structures, implem ...

base in

El Adde El Adde ( so, Ceel Cadde) is a town in the southwestern Gedo region of Somalia. Battle of El Adde On 15 January 2016, Al-Shabaab militants attacked a Kenyan military base in El Adde, killing 141–185 soldiers. References External links ...

, Gedo.

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