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At least 32 people killed in beach attack in Somalia's capital, police say

People carry the dead body of an unidentified woman killed in an explosion that occurred while revellers were swimming at the Lido beach in Mogadishu, Somalia Aug. 3, 2024. (Credit: Reuters/Feisal Omar)

MOGADISHU — At least 32 people were killed and 63 others injured in a beach attack in Somalia's capital Mogadishu late on Friday, police said on Saturday.

"Over 32 civilians died in the restaurant attack," police spokesperson Abdifatah Aden told a press conference, adding that one attacker had blown himself up while three others had been killed. One attacker was captured alive, he added.

MOGADISHU — At least 32 people were
killed and 63 others injured in a beach attack in Somalia's
capital Mogadishu late on Friday, police said on Saturday.


"Over 32 civilians died in the restaurant attack," police
spokesperson Abdifatah Aden told a press conference, adding that
one attacker had blown himself up while three others had been
killed. One attacker was captured alive, he added.