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The '''2021 City of Asilica Terrorist Attack''', also called the '''21/6 attacks''' or '''21/6/21''', were two related terrorist acts that took place in Asilica, the capital city of [[Asilica]], on June 21st, 2021. While the final tally of casualties has not yet been released by Asilican authorities, the most recent estimate is more than 600 people dead and more than 1,200 people injured. The first terrorist act was the explosion of what is believed to have been an improvised [[wikipedia:ANFO|ammonium nitrate fertilizer-based bomb]] mounted in a van or truck at 8:01am local time, just after the Grand Council had gaveled into session.<ref name="RN1">{{cite web|url=https://forum.theeastpacific.com/viewtopic.php?p=246939#p246939|title=SANCTUARY LOST: TERRORIST BOMBING AT NATIONAL ASSEMBLY KILLS AT LEAST 400, OVER A THOUSAND INJURED|date=June 21, 2021|website=Radiotelevisiun Naziunala}}</ref> The blast entirely demolished the building housing the [[Asilica#National Assembly|Grand Council]] of Asilica, the lower house of that country's legislature. All those inside, including Chancellor [[Asilica#Chancellor|Lisetta Gronden]] and the entire Council of State, were killed instantly. Also catastrophically damaged were the General Council Secretariat, the building housing the offices and support staff of the Councilors, and the Classical Era Wing of the National Museum of History. There were also several storefronts either across the street or within the radius of a few city blocks that were either completely or partially damaged, most notably the flagship storefront and headquarters of the Asilican watch company [[Janus|Janus Group SA]].<ref name="RN1" />
The second act of terror was a mass shooting committed by Benedikt Schöner, a 51-year old Asilica canton man who was employed by the canton as a garbage collector. Schöner, who was not reported as missing from work because he had bribed a coworker to fraudulently swipe his time card, was parked in his car across the street from the Senate building, several blocks to the north of the blast, at the time of the explosion. Armed with an LR-10 automatic assault rifle, legally purchased from a licensed militia equipment dealer, he shot at victims of the blast as they fled. Schöner shot at least 48 people, 19 of whom died. This act alone would have ranked as the single deadliest terror incident in Asilican history, a record previously held by the 1997 University of Valladia shooting in which 13 women were killed by self-proclaimed anti-feminist activist Franz Stenzel.
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[[Asilica#President|President Jörg Renatsch]], elected in January of 2020, is the constitutional Commander-in-Chief of the Armies and Militias, an otherwise ceremonial title that gives him de jure control over the country's military apparatus without the necessity of a functioning Council of State. And as cited by the President's Chief of Staff, Calogero Galati, there is "plain legal basis for the President to direct government efforts" based in the Constitution's text that says the President shall "preserve and enforce the law," that the President's office is currently using to justify the President's place at the top of the improvised chain of command.
{{quote|The President is constitutionally the Commander-in-Chief of the Armies and Militias and he is tasked with preserving and enforcing the law. There is plain legal basis for the President to direct government efforts at this time, and this office is proceeding as such at this time, but there are questions as to how the presidency should be operating in this scenario that will need to be resolved.|Calogero Galati, Chief of Staff to President of Asilica [[Asilica#President|Jörg Renatsch]], 21 June 2021<ref name="RN1" />}}
==Militia Activity==
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{{Flag|Alksearia}}: Queen [[Princess Dorothea|Dorothea]] announced the mobilization of numerous Charitable Aid Agencies within Alksearia and have been mobilized to go to Asilica ASAP. The Speaker of the General Assembly held a minute of silence at the start of the afternoon session. The Prime Minister and the Queen will be releasing a joint statement on any further actions.
{{Flag|Axdel}}: President [[Diego Corbinn]] stated his condolences to those affected by the attack, and described it as a "callous attempt to destroy the one of the most peaceful and prosperous nations on our continent." A humanitarian aid mission sending medical and technical support was launched on the day of the attack, and the [[Axdel Armed Forces|armed forces]] in the [[Azure Sea]] were put on high alert in case of any additional attacks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://forum.theeastpacific.com/viewtopic.php?p=246945#p246945|title=BREAKING: President Corbinn Issues Response to Asilican Attacks, Mobilises Humanitarian Aid|date=June 21, 2021|website=Allied Media Axdel}}</ref>
{{Flag|Lapinumbia}}: Doge Enrico Dandolo said that "this was not merely an attack on Asilica," arguing that "this was an attack against the entire international order." He went on to note that "despite the ocean that seperates" Lapinumbia and Asilica, Lapinumbia would stand by Asilica nonetheless.
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{{Flag|Tretrid}}: Prime Minister [[Eoforwine Æthelstanson]] made remarks characterizing the attacks as "a cowardly attempt to undo a nation's right to democracy and self-determination," and expressed "most sincere condolences" for the loss of the Council of State.
==References==
[[Category:The Acronisphere]] [[Category:Terrorism]]
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