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2009 Beledweyne bombing
2009 Islamist terror attack in Beledweyne, Hiiraan, Somalia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Beledweyne bombing was a bombing targeting Medina Hotel in Beledweyne, Somalia killing 57 and injuring 307 others.[1]
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2009 Beledweyne bombing | |
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Part of the Somali Civil War | |
![]() The Hiiraan region of Somalia, where the attacks occurred (highlighted dark red) | |
Location | Beledweyne, Hiiraan, Somalia |
Date | June 18, 2009 |
Target | Medina Hotel |
Attack type | Suicide car bomb |
Weapons | Car bomb |
Deaths | 57 |
Injured | 307 |
Perpetrators | Al-Shabaab |
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