2024 Afghanistan bus shooting
| 2024 Afghanistan bus shooting | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Afghan conflict | |
| Location | Daykundi Province, Afghanistan |
| Date | September 12, 2024 |
| Target | Shia Islam pilgrims and Hazaras |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
| Weapons | Machine guns |
| Deaths | 14 |
| Injured | 6 |
| Perpetrators |  Islamic State – Khorasan Province (IS-KP) |
No. of participants | 4 |
On September 12, 2024, four IS-KP militants on motorcycles opened fire at a bus carrying Shia Muslims and Hazaras coming back from the Arba'in pilgrimage in Karbala, Iraq, killing at least 14 people and injuring six others.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ "IS militants kill 14 in a Shiite area of Afghanistan in one of the deadliest attacks this year". Associated Press. September 12, 2024. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
- ^ "IS-K Claims Responsibility For Deadly Attack Targeting Hazara Minority In Afghanistan". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. September 12, 2024. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
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