Two suspected Islamist gunmen attack the Curtis Culwell Center in the city of Garland, Texas

Quando

3 de mai. de 2015

Tipo

Ataque terrorista

Coordenadas

32.96° N, 96.64° W

Posicionado em: coordinates of the event it links, 2015 Curtis Culwell Center attack.

Two suspected Islamist gunmen attack the Curtis Culwell Center in the city of Garland, Texas, which was holding an exhibition of drawings of the Muslim prophet Muhammad. Both gunmen are shot dead by police. The Islamic State later claims responsibility for the attack.

Failed terrorist attack in Texas, U.S.

The Curtis Culwell Center attack was a failed terrorist attack on an exhibit featuring cartoon images of Muhammad at the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, Texas, United States, on May 3, 2015, which ended in a shootout with police guarding the event, and the deaths of the two perpetrators. The attackers shot an unarmed Garland Independent School District (GISD) security officer in the ankle.

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