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Deh Mazang bombing of 2016

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On 23 July 2016, suicide bombers attacked a peaceful Enlightenment Movement demonstration in Kabul, killing at least 85 civilians and injuring 413, according to the United Nations.

On 23 July 2016, two suicide bombers attacked a large Enlightenment Movement demonstration at Deh Mazang in Kabul. The UN mission in Afghanistan counted at least 85 civilians killed and 413 injured.1 Other reports give different totals.2

The Islamic State group claimed the attack.2 The UN mission reported that the attack appeared to have deliberately targeted people of a specific ethnic and religious community, and that it may amount to a war crime.1

Please add the names of those killed, where families agree.

Footnotes

  1. United Nations, UN report finds July attack on peaceful protests in Kabul 'may amount to a war crime', 2016. ↩ ↩2

  2. Wikipedia, July 2016 Kabul bombing. ↩ ↩2