The man behind one of the deadliest bombings in recent history was a soldier whose hometown was destroyed by US Special Forces two months ago, according to officials.
Reference:
- A massive bomb attack hit the busy area of the Somali capital, Mogadishu Saturday killing at least 276 people.
- It has been described as the worst single explosion in the East African country since the Islamist al-Shabab group launched its insurgency in 2007.
- Not only was it the deadliest attack in Somalian history, but it was one of the most devastating terror attacks anywhere in the world for a number of years.
Investigation:
- At least 300 people were killed, with at least another 200 in a critical condition.
- On Tuesday, people still brought the charred remains of victims out of the rubble that is now spread over hundreds of square metres.
- Somalian investigators told The Guardian that they believe the attack was at least partly motivated by revenge, after a botched US-led operation against the attacker’s specific community in Bariire in August.
- Bariire, a town around 50km west of the capital Mogadishu, is an al-Shabab stronghold. Three children aged between six and 10 died in the raid, prompting local tribal elders to call for revenge against the Somali government and its allies.
- It’s claimed the driver joined the army in 2010 but ended up defecting from the military to join terror group al-Shabaab in 2015.
Some more information:
- Many victims have gone unidentified, however. As many as 165 unidentified bodies have now been buried. Some of the bodies were so badly burned that they were completely beyond recognition. Somalia doesn’t have a public health record database, so it doesn’t have the means to identify victims by DNA.
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