Terrorist: 2017 Mogadishu bombings

Somalian terrorist attack in which two truck bombings took place in Mogadishu, killing at least 587 people and injuring 316 others. Almost all of the casualties were caused by one of the trucks, which detonated when the driver, while attempting to escape from security officials, crashed through a barrier and exploded in the Hodan District, destroying a hotel; the intended target of the attack is believed to have been a secure compound housing international agencies and troops. Later the same day, a second blast happened close by, killing two people. A third explosives-laden truck was captured by police.

Though no organisation claimed responsibility, officials stated that a key member of the cell that carried it out told them Islamist group Al-Shabaab was responsible.

The attack is the deadliest in Somalia's history, surpassing the 2011 Mogadishu bombing that killed 100 people, and the deadliest bombing in Africa.

In February 2018, a military court in Mogadishu sentenced two people to death for their role in the bombings.