2000 Jarafa mosque massacre

Name: 2000 Jarafa mosque massacre
Start: 2000

2000 CE.

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On 8 December 2000, a mass shooting took place at Al-Sunna Al-Mohammediyya Mosque in the al-Jarafa neighborhood of Omdurman, Sudan. A member of Takfir wal-Hijra opened fire during Isha prayer attended by members of Ansar al-Sunna, killing at least 22 people and injuring more than 30 others before the gunman was killed by police.

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