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On 17 May 2024, a group of Spanish [[tourist]]s was attacked by a group of terrorists at a market in [[Bamiyan Province]] in central [[Afghanistan]], according to government and security sources.<ref name="q510">{{cite web | title=Gunmen open fire and kill 4 people, including 3 Spaniards, in Afghanistan's central Bamyan province | website=AP News | date=17 May 2024 | url=https://apnews.com/article/foreign-citizens-killed-shooting-afghanistan-bcfa6710848527fe8a0c12fff0b7b014 | access-date=18 May 2024}}</ref> |
On 17 May 2024, a group of Spanish [[tourist]]s was attacked by a group of terrorists at a market in [[Bamiyan Province]] in central [[Afghanistan]], according to government and security sources.<ref name="q510">{{cite web | title=Gunmen open fire and kill 4 people, including 3 Spaniards, in Afghanistan's central Bamyan province | website=AP News | date=17 May 2024 | url=https://apnews.com/article/foreign-citizens-killed-shooting-afghanistan-bcfa6710848527fe8a0c12fff0b7b014 | access-date=18 May 2024}}</ref> |
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[[Taliban]]-led Interior Ministry spokesman Abdul Matin Qane has reported that 3 [[Spaniards|Spanish]] and 3 [[Afghans]], have died. Among the other victims were four injured foreigners, including one [[Lithuanians|Lithuanian]], one [[Norwegian]], one [[Australians|Australian]] and one [[Spaniards|Spanish]].<ref>{{cite web |date=May 17, 2024 |title=At Least 4 Killed In Attack On Foreign Tourists In Afghanistan |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-foreign-nationals-killed-attack/32951861.html |access-date=May 17, 2024 |website=RFE/RL |language=EN}}</ref><ref name="a559">{{cite web | last=Popalzai | first=Masoud | last2=Goodman | first2=Al | title=Spanish tourists among four killed in Afghanistan shooting: Spanish Prime Minister | website=CNN | date=17 May 2024 | url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/17/asia/afghanistan-spanish-killed-intl-latam/index.html | access-date=18 May 2024}}</ref> |
[[Taliban]]-led Interior Ministry spokesman Abdul Matin Qane has reported that 3 [[Spaniards|Spanish]] and 3 [[Afghans]], have died. Among the other victims were four injured foreigners, including one [[Lithuanians|Lithuanian]], one [[Norwegians|Norwegian]], one [[Australians|Australian]] and one [[Spaniards|Spanish]].<ref>{{cite web |date=May 17, 2024 |title=At Least 4 Killed In Attack On Foreign Tourists In Afghanistan |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-foreign-nationals-killed-attack/32951861.html |access-date=May 17, 2024 |website=RFE/RL |language=EN}}</ref><ref name="a559">{{cite web | last=Popalzai | first=Masoud | last2=Goodman | first2=Al | title=Spanish tourists among four killed in Afghanistan shooting: Spanish Prime Minister | website=CNN | date=17 May 2024 | url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/17/asia/afghanistan-spanish-killed-intl-latam/index.html | access-date=18 May 2024}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 10:14, 18 May 2024
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On 17 May 2024, a group of Spanish tourists was attacked by a group of terrorists at a market in Bamiyan Province in central Afghanistan, according to government and security sources.[1]
Taliban-led Interior Ministry spokesman Abdul Matin Qane has reported that 3 Spanish and 3 Afghans, have died. Among the other victims were four injured foreigners, including one Lithuanian, one Norwegian, one Australian and one Spanish.[2][3]
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Abdul Mateen Qani shared the details on his official account on the social media platform X (Twitter).
He said Taliban security forces' efforts to apprehend the perpetrators led to the arrests of four suspects linked to the assault, possibly Islamic State affiliated.[4]
References
- ^ "Gunmen open fire and kill 4 people, including 3 Spaniards, in Afghanistan's central Bamyan province". AP News. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ "At Least 4 Killed In Attack On Foreign Tourists In Afghanistan". RFE/RL. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ Popalzai, Masoud; Goodman, Al (17 May 2024). "Spanish tourists among four killed in Afghanistan shooting: Spanish Prime Minister". CNN. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ Gul, Ayaz (17 May 2024). "Gunmen kill 3 Western tourists, translator in central Afghanistan". Voice of America. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
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