Jalalabad prison break
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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 of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province |
The Jalalabad prison attack occurred on 2–3 of August 2020, when a suicide car bomber and gunmen of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province (ISKP) attacked a prison in Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan.[1][2] The attack began on the evening of 2 August.[1] A 20 hour long battle ensued between the soldiers and ISIL.[1] At least 29 people were killed including civilians, prisoners, guards, Afghan security forces, and at least eight ISIL attackers.[1][2] Fifty other people were injured as well.[1] The prison held 1,793 inmates, most of whom were members of the jihadist groups ISIL and Taliban.[1] Most of the prisoners escaped, of whom 1,025 have been brought back to the prison.[1] On August 3, ISIL claimed responsibility for the attack.[1][2]
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
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