6 March 2020 Kabul shooting

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2020 Kabul shooting
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6 March 2020 Kabul shooting (Afghanistan)
Location Kabul, Afghanistan
Date6 March 2020;5 years ago (2020-03-06) (AFT (UTC+04:30))
Target Politicians
Attack type
Missile, shootings
Deaths32
Injured82
Perpetrators Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province

On 6 March 2020, a mass shooting occurred in Kabul, Afghanistan. [1] Two gunmen fired from a building under construction, killing 32 people and injuring another 81. [1] [2] The terrorist attack happened during a ceremony to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the assassination by the Taliban of Afghan Shia leader Abdul Ali Mazari. [1] The ceremony was attended by Afghan politician Abdullah Abdullah, who escaped unharmed. [1] The two gunmen were killed later the same day. [1] The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claimed responsibility for the attack. [1] [3] [4]

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  2. dailyetilaatroz (7 March 2020). "محقق و خلیلی: حمله بر مراسم سالیاد ترور عبدالعلی مزاری توسط یک هیأت مشترک بررسی شود". روزنامه اطلاعات روز (in Persian). Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  3. "Dozens killed in Kabul ceremony attack claimed by ISIL". Al Jazeera . 6 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  4. "Islamic State Claims Responsibility for Kabul Attack That Killed 27: AMAQ". The New York Times . Reuters. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.[ permanent dead link ]