July 2619 Kuala Forajasaki mosque attack
| Dark Friday Massacre | |
|---|---|
| Location | Darul Wasilah Mosque, Kuala Forajasaki, Forajasaki |
| Target(s) | Umraists |
| Date | 21 July RP 2619 1:05PM-1:20PM |
| Attack type | Terrorism |
| Weapon(s) | Molotovs, rifles, grenades, machine guns, machetes |
| Deaths | 162 (including 4 perpetrators) |
| Injured | 283 |
On 21 July RP 2619, 10 perpetrators has carried out a anti-Umraist massacre in a mosque named Darul Wasilah Mosque in Kuala Forajasaki. 162 people were killed and 283 was injured. The attack was also called "Dark Friday Massacre" by many Forajasakian social media users.
Background
The Darul Wasilah Mosque is an mosque built in -141BP, making it one of the oldest mosque located in Kuala Forajasaki. The mosque mainly attended by over 500 people even during daily prayers, Friday prayers, Tarawih prayers, Eid prayers and other events.
Since late RP 2618, anti-Umraist terrorism in the Phineonesian Confederation is rising through social media.
One of the perpetrators, Khalif 'Abd-ul Uzza' bin Abdul Rahman was an internet critic, an Shintarian, an ex-Umraist, and tweets anti-Umraist tweets. He once tweets a Tweeter tweet saying that he vows to challenge the Holy Quran saying about the punishment of Allah upon those who attempted to destroy Umraist places.
The attack
On the midday of 21 July, at 1:00PM, 10 perpetrators drove to Darul Wasilah Mosque with an grey car and parked near the football field next to the mosque. They wore traditional Phineaner clothes as disguise. The before and during attack were livestreamed by Khalif himself for 37 minutes.
Before they carried out the massacre, Khalif played anti-Umraist songs on a car. He thens parks the car at 12:45PM and waits. At 1:05PM, they entered the mosque and were greeted by an security guard. They then shot an security guard 5 times for 'disrupting their plan'. They entered the mosque during the second rak'a of Friday prayer according to one worshipper. As soon they entered the mosque's sahn, one of the perpetrators throw an molotov into the crowd killing 45 people however another one attempt to throw an molotov and grenade but were stopped by 7 people and then killing himself and 7 people after detonating the grenade. 3 perpetrators then shoots many people. Other 2 goes inside of multipurpose hall and kills many people with machet. One of them then were chased by 12 people until he goes outside the mosque and were killed after being hit by a car while another one were shot by 2 cops. After the prayer were finished, the remaining people attempts to disperse however the grenade was thrown into the main hall and kills 57 people while others were attacked by the perpetrators.
At 1:20PM, 45 Royal Forajasakian Police cops and 23 Phineonesian Red Crescent Society members arrived at the scene and the remaining 6 perpetrators separated into 3 and Khalif and other 2 perpetrators escaped through the stolen taxi and drives away while other escaped through the grey car. Khalif and other 2 perpetrators were chasen for 10 minutes then the taxi car accidentally hits a tree and they were seriously injured and then were arrested.
Victims
Responsibility
Investigations
On July 22, RP 2619, Khalif's cousin were arrested in Kuala Forajasaki City Centre Mall. 2 other suspects (the weapons dealer, the hired driver to pick up the perpetrators and an Nazarene priest) were also arrested. According to Khalif's cousin, he said that he have 1,000,000 ringgit and said Khalif has planned to conduct the attack ten days ago and book the time and location then Khalif has ask his cousin to rent the car and contact his friends to join. He then bought machetes from the store, grenades and rifles from online. According to an driver, he said that at 12:30pm, some minutes before the tragedy, 3 perpetrators including Khalif 'Abd-ul Uzza' arrives at Kuala Forajasaki International Airport and he was hired to pick them up and they go to his cousin's house and pick up weapons. According to Nazarene priest, he purposely said "Lord, send death threats on the Umraists. Lord, take away their souls. Lord, give the countries opposing the Umraist victory." during a morning service on the day the incident happened.
Reactions
Forajasaki
- Ahmad Abdullah Inzun Shah, The Ruler of the State condemns the attack and call it the bloodiest deadliest attack.
- Abdullah Fattah bin Naim, the Prime Minister of Forajasaki has send condolences to the families and relatives of the martyrs. He said that the people doing it must be killed.
- Sultan of Barbara, Jawad Fursan Shah condemns the attacks and thinking the attack was conducted by Zurvanists.
- Speaker of Federal National Council, Mat Riawati Zulqarnain condemns the attack saying that the attack was done to spread Zurvanism.
