Attack on Izeh market

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Attack on Izeh market
Part of Mahsa Amini protests
Date16 November 2022
Location
Result Violent crackdown on locals and protesters, 7 killed and many injured
Suspension of schools
Belligerents
Iranian security forces Protestors of the Death of Mahsa Amini
Casualties and losses
7 killed, 15+ injured

The attack on Izeh market was an armed attack at a public market on November 16, 2022 during the Mahsa Amini protests in the city of Izeh, Khuzestan province, Iran. [1] [2] Seven people died during this incident, including a child, Kian Pirfalak; and two teenagers, Artin Rahmani, and Sepehr Maghsoodi (the latter was killed by a bullet in his head). [3] [2] [4] [5] [6] Many of the people killed were of the Bakhtiari tribe, and were not known to be attached to a political position. [1]

The Iranian government declared this incident a terrorist act and claimed that it was carried out by ISIS, a militant Islamist group, [7] but it was later denied. [6]

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