November 2021 Mogadishu bombing

{{Infobox civilian attack

| title = November 2021 Mogadishu bombing

| location = Mogadishu, Somalia

| date = 25 November 2021

| target = civilians

| type = suicide vehicle bombing

| fatalities = 8

| injuries = 17

| victims =

}}

{{Short description|Bombing in Mogadishu}}

{{Campaignbox War in Somalia (2009-)}}

At 7:30 am on 25 November 2021, in Mogadishu, Somalia,{{Cite news|last=Flanagan|first=Jane|title=Suicide bombing outside Mogadishu school kills eight|language=en|work=The Times|url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/suicide-bombing-outside-mogadishu-school-kills-eight-9n8rv5jxl|access-date=2021-12-01|issn=0140-0460}}{{Cite news|last=Sheikh|first=Abdi|date=2021-11-25|title=Islamist bombing near school in Somalia kills 8, wounds 13 children|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/explosion-rocks-somalia-capital-mogadishu-reuters-witness-2021-11-25/|access-date=2021-12-01}} a suicide bomber in a sport utility vehicle killed eight people and wounded 17 others, including teachers and pupils at Mocaasir Primary and Secondary School, which was heavily damaged. Al-Shabaab military operations spokesman Abdiasis Abu Musab claimed his jihadist group was responsible, and had targeted an African Union Mission to Somalia convoy.

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