Mogadishu suicide bomber takes at least 10 lives at army recruitment drive

At least 10 people were killed and dozens injured when a suicide bomber attacked a queue of young recruits at the Damanyo military base in Mogadishu on Sunday, Arab News reported.

Witnesses reported the bomber arrived in a tuk-tuk, ran into the recruitment line, and detonated explosives. Medical staff at the military hospital received 30 injured, six of whom died immediately. Dozens of abandoned shoes and the bomber’s remains were visible at the scene. Government forces quickly secured the area. No group has claimed responsibility.

The attack follows the assassination of a battalion commander in the Hiiran region and echoes a similar 2023 bombing at a nearby military base that killed 25 soldiers.

Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, is predominantly a Muslim city. Somalia itself is an Islamic state with Islam being the main religion practiced by the majority of its population.