Ahvaz military parade attack
On September 22, 2018, a military parade was attacked in the southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz.[1][2] It became the deadliest terrorist attack in Iran since 2010.
Both the Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahwaz[3] and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant[3] claimed responsibility for the attack,[4] while Iran claimed that the United States, Saudi Arabia and Mossad are responsible for the mass shooting.[5]
Events
On September 22, 2018, at 09:00 local time, four gunmen wearing military uniforms as the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps and Basiji (volunteers)[6] began shooting at the parade from a nearby park.[7] 29 people died and 70 were injured.[8] The attack lasted about ten minutes.[7]
References
- ↑ "Several Killed as Gunmen Attack Military Parade in Iran: State TV". The New York Times. Reuters. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ↑ "Several killed, at least 20 injured in attack on military parade in Iran". The Washington Post. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- 1 2 "Arab Separatist Group Claims Iran Attack". U.S. News & World Report. Associated Press. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ↑ Saeed Kamali Dehghan (22 September 2018). "Terrorists kill Iranian children and soldiers in military parade attack". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ↑ "Iran's Rouhani fumes at US after Ahvaz parade attack".
- ↑ CNN, Hilary Clarke, Hamdi Alkhshali and Jennifer Hauser. "29 killed in attack on Iranian military parade". CNN. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - 1 2 "Iran military parade attacked by gunmen in Ahvaz". BBC. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ↑ "Terrorists Attack Crowd of Bystanders in Military Parades in Southwestern Iran". Farsnews (English). Archived from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.