Newly Elected Somali President Survives Bomb Blasts
- Publisher:
- Al Jazeera English
- Publication Date:
- 12 September 2012
- Tags:
- Somalia, Governance, Legal and Judicial Affairs
The new president of Somalia has survived an assassination attempt just two days after being voted in. Suicide bombers targeted a hotel where he was holding a news conference - eight people, including the attackers, were killed. The rebel group al-Shabab has claimed responsibility.
Somalia Elects New President
- Political Newcomer Takes Power in Landslide
- Profile of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
- International Community Congratulates New President
- VIDEO: The Promise of Somali Elections
- White House Sends Congratulations to Somalia's New President
- Parliament Elects President
- Sheikh Sharif vs Newcomer Sheikh Mahamoud in Final Round of Presidential Elections
- MPs Vote in Presidential Elections
Heavy Shelling in Somali Capital
- Militants Shell Mogadishu
- Puntland Forces Kill Seven Al Shabaab, Near Galgala
- Al Shabaab Carries Out Brazen Ambush On Government Delegation
- Al Shabaab Prisoners Reportedly Escape from Jail
- Somali Army Prepares for Major Operation Against Al-Shabaab
- Bomb Blast Rocks Somali Army Base in Balad Town
- Somali Troops Clash With Al-Shabaab Near Garbaharey
- Govt Soldiers Battle Al Shabaab
Somali Capital Rocked By Fatal Restaurant Bombings
- Mogadishu Café Suicide Bomb Kills 15
- Tough First Week for New President
- Mogadishu Restaurant Bombings Kill 10, Including 3 Journalists
- 19 Killed in Suicide Bombings and Mortar Attacks in Mogadishu
- Roadside Blast Kills Four, Wounds 10 in Mogadishu
- Grenade Attack Kills Two in Mogadishu
- Roadside Bomb Kills Two in Somali Capital,Mogadishu
- Blasts Kill Two, Hurt Seven in Somalia Capital
- Blast Hits a Café in Somalia's Baidoa Town
- Car Bomb in Busy Market, Injures Three
