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On March 6, 2020, 32 people are killed and 82 are injured when gunmen open fire on a ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Islamic State claims responsibility for the attack. The year's #1 song was "Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd.
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Featured · March 6, 2020
On 6 March 2020, a mass shooting occurred in Kabul, Afghanistan. Two gunmen fired from a building under construction, killing 32 people and injuring another 82. The terrorist attack happened during a ceremony to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the assassination by the Taliban of Afghan Shia leader Abdul Ali Mazari.
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2020 (MMXX) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2020th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 20th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 1st year of the 2020s decade.
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Terrorist attack in Afghanistan
On 6 March 2020, a mass shooting occurred in Kabul, Afghanistan. Two gunmen fired from a building under construction, killing 32 people and injuring another 82. The terrorist attack happened during a ceremony to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the assassination by the Taliban of Afghan Shia leader Abdul Ali Mazari.
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