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Revision as of 11:40, 20 August 2022
| Jalalabad prison attack | |
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| Part of the War in Afghanistan | |
| Location | Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan |
| Date | 2–3 August 2020 |
| Target | Prison |
Attack type | Suicide car bombing Mass shooting |
| Deaths | 29 |
| Injured | 50 |
| Perpetrators |  Islamic State – Khorasan Province |
The Jalalabad prison attack was a terrorist attack by Islamic State – Khorasan Province tageting a prison in Jalalabad, Afghanistan on 2 August 2020.
Attack
On the evening of 2 August, 2020, a car bomb driven by ISKP suicide bomber Kalukettiya Purayil Ijas drove into the front gate of the prison and detonated. Following its detonation, 16 ISKP fighters stormed into the prison and began to free and release prisoners.[1] The prison held 1,793 inmates consisting of captured Taliban and ISKP fighters. The attack on the prison lead to a 20-hour gunbattle that left 29 dead including five inmates that were killed by ISKP and 50 injured, 10 ISKP fighters were also killed in the gunbattles.[2] During the attack, ISKP managed to free 1,025 prisoners of whom 270 remain were never recaptured.[3][4][5]
See also
- 2013 attack on Indian consulate in Jalalabad
- 2015 Jalalabad suicide bombing
- 2019 Jalalabad suicide bombing
- International military intervention against ISIL
- July 2018 Jalalabad suicide bombing
- List of prisons in Afghanistan
- List of terrorist incidents linked to ISIL
- List of wars and battles involving ISIL
- Sarposa prison attack of 2008
- Save the Children Jalalabad attack
- September 2018 Jalalabad suicide bombing
References
- ^ "IS suicide bomber behind prison attack in Afghanistan reportedly from Kasaragod". The News minutes. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "ISIS-claimed attack on Afghan prison leaves dozens dead and sets hundreds free". CBS News. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Afghanistan: 270 inmates on the run after Isis prison attack". the guardian. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Afghan troops retake prison attacked by ISIL group, 29 killed". Al Jazeera. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Islamic State group claims deadly attack on Afghanistan prison". BBC. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
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