Ahvaz military parade attack

On September 22, 2018, a military parade was attacked in the southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz. It became the deadliest terrorist attack in Iran since 2010. 

Both the Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahwaz and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claimed responsibility for the attack, while Iran claimed that the United States, Saudi Arabia and Mossad are responsible for the mass shooting. 

Events

On September 22, 2018, at 09:00 local time, four gunmen wearing military uniforms as the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps and Basiji (volunteers) began shooting at the parade from a nearby park. 29 people died and 70 were injured. The attack lasted about ten minutes.

References

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Category:2010s mass shootings in Asia
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