Dar es Salaam shooting
On 25 August 2021, a gunman opened fire at two locations in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.[1] He initially killed two police officers at an intersection and stole the officers' rifles. He walked several hundred metres to the French embassy, where he killed another officer and a security guard.[1] The gunman also injured six other people, before being shot dead by police.[1]
| Dar es Salaam shooting | |
|---|---|
| Location | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
| Date | 25 August 2021 |
Attack type | Spree shooting |
| Weapons | Rifle |
| Deaths | 5 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 9 |
| Perpetrator | Hamza Mohamed |
| Motive | Islamic extremism |
On 2 September 2021, authorities confirmed that the attacker, identified as Hamza Mohamed, was motivated by Islamic extremism.[2] Prior to the shooting, he visited social media pages related to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.[3]
References
- Tanzania: Gunman kills 4 near French embassy
- "Tanzania says gunman who killed four people last month was a terrorist". Reuters. 2 September 2021.
- "Tanzania: Gunman who killed four people last month was a terrorist". AfricaNews. 2 September 2021.
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