February 2020 Jayunpur Attacks
| February 2020 Jayunpur attacks | |
|---|---|
| Location | Jayunpur and Ajnagar, Jayunpur Department, Bhasar |
| Date | 29 February 2020 11:49 (Bhasari Standard Time (BST)) |
Attack type | Mass shooting, bombing, suicide attack |
| Weapons | Grenades Explosives |
| Deaths | 7 [official] 40+ [reported] |
Non-fatal injuries | 25 [official] 90+ [reported] |
| Perpetrators | Unknown |
The February 2020 Jayunpur Attacks were a series of coordinated terrorist attacks on 29 February, 2020, in and around the Bhasari capital of Jayunpur. The attacks occured in the city's Third, Fifth, and Eighth Arrondissements, as well as aboard the coastal ferry Azade roughly half a kilometer offshore at the time of the attack, and consisted of bombings and mass shootings. Estimates of the death toll vary due to Bhasar's restriction of the press, but government estimates place the death toll at 900, and over 1,600 injured, most of whom are currently under treatment. Foreign media estimates, such as that provided by Vierz news agency Der Globus, place the numbers of deaths and injures at 1,100 and 2,200, respectively.
Individual attacks
Bombing of the Azade
At 2:20, an unidentified terrorist detonated multiple bombs in the lower decks of the coastal ferry Azade. The Azade was confirmed by the Jayunpur municipial government to have had 658 aboard, 14 of whom were part of the ship's crew. The ship capsized from the explosions and had fully submerged within 20 minutes. Roughly 50 people were rescued by the Bhasari Navy, of whom thirty died of injuries later. The bombing of the Azade has been the single deadliest of the attacks.
Mass shooting at the 3th Arrondissement
At 2:23, a trio of unidentified gunmen entered the Jayunpur Metro at the Raas Layam station armed with a compact assault rifle and grenades, throwing grenades into a crowd near the security terminal and shooting Gendarmes. According to Tieradan media, the station was slow to respond to the gunfire, and as a result, at least one train arrived at the station and began offloading passengers before further inbound trains were rerouted, at which point the Metro was shut down. Tieradan media estimates place the death toll of the massacre at 138, with 280 wounded.
The terrorist was killed at 2:36 by Bhasari troops mobilized in response to the attacks.
Bombings in the 5th Arrondissement
At 2:32, a pair of car bombs were detonated in the garage of the Bhasari Ministry of the Economy and at an auxiliary office of the Bhasari Politburo in the 5th Arrondissement. Seventeen were killed in the incident and another thirty injured, according to Luepolan media. Various sources posited that more prominent locations were targeted, such as the Palace of the People, but were foiled by law enforcement. Such reports are currently unconfirmed.
Hospital Attack in the 8th Arrondissement
At 2:45, seven armed gunmen disguised as medical staff entered the Dinesh Chaddha National Clinic, a hospital in the 8th Arrondissement, and began indiscriminately killing hospital staff and patients while also taking hostages and arming explosives within the building. Gendarmes were dispatched to the hospital within fifteen minutes and attempted to negotiate with the hostage takers, but upon hearing news of police intervention, the terrorists detonated the explosives, severely damaging the hospital and killing all the gunmen and other remaining hotel staff, leaving no survivors. A total of 160 were reported dead in the attack by Vonzumieran media, with another 37 injured survivors escaping the building prior to its total lockdown.
Government response
The Jayunpur Gendarmerie and Bhasari Ministry of Defense were quick to respond to the terror attack, rapidly deploying law enforcement and military to the scenes of the attacks. At 12:33, a mandatory curfew was placed across the Jayunpur municipality and media blackout instated, lasting until the evening of 1 March.
President Nakshatra Pandya delivered a televised address to the nation on the morning of 2 March, in which he announced that no nation-state was considered to be responsible for the attack, and that a 'Radical, anti-Socialist, anti-Bhasari, fundamentalist terror organization' was responsible for the terror attacks, and warned of 'grave repercussions' for those responsible.
International response
Despite Bhasar's relatively isolated status on the world stage, governments around the world were quick to offer condolences for the attacks.
Hevatia: Hevatian president Magnus Broekhaar expressed "deep outrage" over the attacks, and pledged to support Bhasar in its efforts to "bring swift and overwhelming justice" to the perpetrators of the attack. A national day of mourning has been declared for 3 March.
Luepola: Public broadcasting on most major networks ceased for the day after informing the public of the attacks. Luepolan president Savo Grigorevic expressed condolences for Bhasar in a press release on 1 March. The Luepolan Parliament meeting on 2 March honored a five-minute silence at the beginning of their session. Luepolans in Prishek laid flowers, wreaths and candles in front of the Bhasari embassy.