### [2025-02-27](/feed/2025/02/27/index.md)

##### Villa Somalia
# Villa Somalia security guards open fire on civilians at Lido Beach in Mogadishu while attempting to clear the beach ahead of a visit from Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, killing a teenage boy and wounding several others. 




### Sources:

1. [HBN](https://hbnonlinetv.com/khasaare-dhimasho-oo-ka-dhashay-rasaas-lagu-kala-ergayey-dad-shacab-ah-muqdisho/)
2. [Idil News](https://www.idilnews.com/teenager-shot-dead-as-somali-security-forces-clear-beach-for-ethiopian-pms-visit/)

### Changes:

1. Somali security forces open fire on civilians at Lido Beach in Mogadishu, Somalia while attempting to clear the beach ahead of a visit from Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, killing a teenage boy and wounding several others.  _2025-02-27 19:22:35 (First version)_
1. Villa Somalia security guards open fire on civilians at Lido Beach in Mogadishu while attempting to clear the beach ahead of a visit from Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, killing a teenage boy and wounding several others.  _(Current version)_

### Related:

1. [Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre escape after security guards shoot down one of two drones hovering over Villa Somalia in Mogadishu, Somalia. The drones are believed to be used by ISIL and Al-Shabaab. This comes after previous Somali Civil Aviation Authority warnings. ](/feed/2025/01/31/somali-president-hassan-sheikh-mohamud-and-prime-minister-hamza-abdi-barre-escape-after-security-guards-shoot-down-one-o.md) _Context: Villa Somalia_
2. [Thirty-eight people are killed and 212 others are injured in a mass shooting and suicide bombing by Al-Shabaab militants near the Beach View Hotel on Lido Beach in Mogadishu, Somalia. ](/feed/2024/08/2/thirty-eight-people-are-killed-and-212-others-are-injured-in-a-mass-shooting-and-suicide-bombing-by-al-shabaab-militants.md) _Context: Lido Beach_
3. [Six civilians and three soldiers are killed and ten others are injured by al-Shabaab at a hotel in Lido Beach, Mogadishu. All seven attackers are also killed. ](/feed/2023/06/10/six-civilians-and-three-soldiers-are-killed-and-ten-others-are-injured-by-al-shabaab-at-a-hotel-in-lido-beach-mogadishu.md) _Context: Lido Beach_
4. [Six people are killed and seven others injured by an al-Shabaab suicide bomber at a restaurant in Lido Beach, Mogadishu. ](/feed/2022/04/22/six-people-are-killed-and-seven-others-injured-by-an-al-shabaab-suicide-bomber-at-a-restaurant-in-lido-beach-mogadishu.md) _Context: Lido Beach_
5. [Troops loyal to Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble gather outside the presidential palace in the capital Mogadishu after President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed tried to suspend the Prime Minister in what has been described as an attempted self-coup. ](/feed/2021/12/29/troops-loyal-to-prime-minister-mohamed-hussein-roble-gather-outside-the-presidential-palace-in-the-capital-mogadishu-aft.md) _Context: Villa Somalia_
6. [A suicide car bombing near the presidential palace in Mogadishu kills eight people and injures seven others. Al-Shabaab claims responsibility for the attack, saying they targeted a convoy of cars traveling to the palace. ](/feed/2021/09/25/a-suicide-car-bombing-near-the-presidential-palace-in-mogadishu-kills-eight-people-and-injures-seven-others-al-shabaab.md) _Context: Villa Somalia_
7. [Near the Villa Somalia presidential palace in Mogadishu, five al-Shabaab gunmen attack a SYL hotel. The attack and subsequent shootout kills three civilians, two soldiers and all the attackers. ](/feed/2019/12/10/near-the-villa-somalia-presidential-palace-in-mogadishu-five-al-shabaab-gunmen-attack-a-syl-hotel-the-attack-and-subse.md) _Context: Villa Somalia_
8. [Two car bombings near the presidential palace in Mogadishu, Somalia, kill at least 38 people. Al-Shabaab claim responsibility for the attacks. ](/feed/2018/02/24/two-car-bombings-near-the-presidential-palace-in-mogadishu-somalia-kill-at-least-38-people-al-shabaab-claim-responsib.md) _Context: Villa Somalia_
9. [Somali Public Works Minister Abbas Abdullahi Sheikh Siraji is shot and killed inside his vehicle by security forces near the Villa Somalia in the capital Mogadishu, after mistaking him for a militant. ](/feed/2017/05/3/somali-public-works-minister-abbas-abdullahi-sheikh-siraji-is-shot-and-killed-inside-his-vehicle-by-security-forces-near.md) _Context: Villa Somalia_
10. [A car bomb explodes at a checkpoint near the Villa Somalia, the President of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed's official residence in Mogadishu, killing at least five people. ](/feed/2017/03/21/a-car-bomb-explodes-at-a-checkpoint-near-the-villa-somalia-the-president-of-somalia-mohamed-abdullahi-mohamed-s-officia.md) _Context: Villa Somalia_