June 2017 Kabul mosque attack
| June 2017 Kabul mosque attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of War in Afghanistan (2015–present) | |
| Location | al-Zahra Mosque, Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Date | 15 June 2017 |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
| Weapons | Suicide vests |
| Deaths | 6+[1] |
| Injured | 10+ |
| Perpetrators | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
| Assailants | 2 |
On the night of 15 June 2017, a terrorist attack, involving a blast and gunfire, occurred at al-Zahra mosque[2], a Shia mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan.[3] The attack on a crowded mosque killed several people, including a leader of Afghanistan's ethnic Hazaras, Hajji Ramazan Hussainzada.[4][5] Meanwhile, according to an eyewitness, the entire mosque has been damaged in the siege.[6] ISIL claimed to be responsible for the attack. [7]
References
- ^ "ARG Condemns Mosque Attack That Killed At Least Six People". Tolonews. 16 June 2017.
- ^ "Kabul mosque attack claimed by so-called Islamic State". BBC. June 16, 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ^ "4 dead after suicide bomber strikes near Shiite mosque in Kabul". Chicago Tribune. 15 June 2017.
- ^ "Kabul mosque attack claimed by so-called Islamic State". BBC News. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
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- ^ "Attack On Kabul Mosque Carried Out By Two Suicide Bombers: MoI". Tolonews. 16 June 2017.
- ^ "Kabul mosque attack claimed by so-called Islamic State". BBC. June 16, 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
