DANGHARA — 2018 · Major Tragedy
The Danghara Attack on Cyclists
On 29 July 2018, in Danghara district about 100 kilometres south of Tajikistan's capital Dushanbe, a car deliberately drove into seven foreign cyclists on round-the-world tours, and its occupants then continued the attack. Four tourists died, two Americans, one Dutch and one Swiss, and the others were injured. Four of the attackers were killed the next day in clashes with security forces and the fifth was arrested. The Islamic State claimed the attack and released a video, while the Tajik government blamed the banned Islamic Renaissance Party, which denied the accusation. The captured defendant was sentenced to life in prison. The attack cast a shadow over adventure tourism on the Pamir Highway.
- Date
- 2018
- Place
- Khatlon, Tajikistan, Danghara, TJ
- Category
- Major Tragedy
- Case Status
- Closed
- Coordinates
- 38.0980, 69.3400 ↗
Timeline of Events
- 29 July 2018Seven cyclists were attacked with a car in Danghara; four died.
- 30 July 2018Four attackers were killed and one arrested.
- July 2018IS claimed it; the government blamed the Islamic Renaissance Party.
- 2 March 2020The defendant, serving a life sentence, died in prison.
Sources
- RFE/RL — The path of the accused ringleader in Tajikistan attack rferl.org ↗
- RFE/RL — Attack ringleader dies in prison (2020) rferl.org ↗
- Wikipedia — 2018 Tajikistan tourist attack en.wikipedia.org ↗
- RFE/RL
- Wikipedia
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