2013 Mogadishu Turkish embassy attack

2°02′11.0″N 45°21′16.8″E / 2.036389°N 45.354667°E / 2.036389; 45.354667Date27 July 2013TargetTurkish embassyWeaponsSuicide car bombDeaths6 (including attackers)Injured9PerpetratorsAl-Shabaab

The 2013 Mogadishu Turkish embassy attack occurred on 27 July 2013 when al-Shaabab militants attacked the Turkish embassy in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, killing 3 people and injuring 9 others. At around 5:00 p.m. a minivan rigged with explosives detonated near the embassy compound. The explosion was followed by three armed militants attempting to storm the compound on foot, but they were repelled and killed by Turkish and Somali security guards.^[1]^[2]

Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement. saying “Mujahideen forces in Mogadishu have just carried out an operation targeting a group of Turkish diplomats in Hodan district.” The U.S. State Department labeled the attack a "cowardly act" while the United Nations Security Council released a statement condemning it in "strongest terms."^[1]^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Nor, Omar; Botelho, Greg (2013-07-27). "Police: 6 killed in attack on Turkish embassy in Somalia". CNN. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
^ Omar, Feisal (2013-07-28). "Al Shabaab claim attack on Turkish mission in Somalia, three dead". U.S. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
^ "Security Council Press Statement on Attack against Turkish Embassy in Somalia - Meetings Coverage and Press Releases". Welcome to the United Nations. 2013-07-29. Retrieved 2018-02-21.