Global Information2000 Jarafa mosque massacre information
| 2000 Jarafa mosque shooting | |
|---|---|
  Omdurman Omdurman (Sudan) | |
| Location | Jarafa, Sudan |
| Date | December 8, 2000 9:00 p.m. |
Attack type | Mass murder, massacre |
| Weapons | Zastava M70AB2 assault rifle[1][better source needed] |
| Deaths | 23 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 31 |
| Perpetrator | Abbas al-Baqir Abbas |
The 2000 Jarafa mosque massacre was an attack on members of Ansar al-Sunna praying at a mosque in Jarafa, a village in the outskirts of Omdurman, Sudan on December 8, 2000. A lone gunman, Abbas al-Baqir Abbas ( عباس الباقر عباس ), a member of Takfir wal-Hijra, opened fire with a Kalashnikov assault rifle during evening prayers, killing at least 22 people and injuring more than 30 others, before he was shot dead by police.[2]
- ^ "The Kalashnikov assault rifle used to kill 22 worshipers and wound 31 others in the 2000 Jarafa mosque massacre". October 4, 2019.
- ^ Gunman kills 20 in Sudan mosque, BBC (December 9, 2000)