Why target people at a shopping mall? In order to strike terror in the hearts, as Allah commands in the Qur’an:
“And prepare against them whatever you are able of power and of steeds of war by which you may terrify the enemy of Allah and your enemy and others besides them whom you do not know, whom Allah knows. And whatever you spend in the cause of Allah will be fully repaid to you, and you will not be wronged.” (Qur’an 8:60)
“Car bomb kills 11, injures 10 at Somalia shopping mall,” by Abdi Sheikh, Reuters, February 4, 2019:
MOGADISHU – A car bomb exploded at a shopping mall in Somalia’s capital on Monday, killing 11 people and wounding 10 in an attack that police said was probably carried out by Islamist group Al-Shabaab.
The blast occurred in Mogadishu’s Hamarweyne district, a busy area with shops and restaurants….
A Reuters witness saw one dead person at the scene, where four cars burned and a restaurant was destroyed.
Al-Shabaab frequently carries out bombings in Mogadishu and other parts of Somalia against government and other targets….
infidel says
These are the same Somalian senators from MN who preach the virtues of democracy to the American people and constantly whine against Trump. So what have they got to say now…….Somalia.. land of peace…!!
jedothek says
What were the terrorists trying to prove? almost everyone in Somalia is Muslim.
gravenimage says
But many of them still are not considered *Muslim enough*.
somehistory says
And omar is saying, “they just need some sympathy and understanding and fewer people telling us how to act….” The blame for this is all on islam and satan the devil and the moslims who choose to be that demon’s children.
Agostino Armo Pellegrini says
…Al-Shabaab frequently carries out bombings in Mogadishu and other parts of Somalia
Violence is the common denominator in islam. To me islam is like a ball of writhing maggots concealed by a very thin film of pretty chocolate. It’s a “religion of peace” founded on ideas of shocking intolerance and retarded morality. And the more islam’s preachers and “teachers” extol its “virtues” the more it looks like a thing of revulsion to those who are morally and intellectually bright. Centuries ago their weapon was most likely a scimitar or saber while today it’s bombs and guns, but the underlying hatred in their religion that fuels these murderous acts has always been the same. The names and places change with time, but death and suffering is always the same ending in islam. The only way islam could be considered a religion of peace is by understanding that world peace can only be achieved by its destruction. Otherwise it’s impossible for me to see how calling something that incites mass murder and intolerance could honestly be considered “peaceful.” We know why these muslim terror groups bomb and kill, and it ain’t for equal treatment at the lunch counter. It’s to terrorize those who oppose a particular brand of islam, even if it means killing their own muslim brothers and sisters that are closest to them. They kill and terrorize each other, and they’ll continue to kill and terrorize us too. That’s the only thing really worth knowing about islam. The rest is like tiny sprinkles of goodness residing on a big and smelly turd.