Australian Joe McDowell feared for his life after a member of the self-proclaimed Islamic State group (IS) shot at his tour group, killing six people.
An Australian adventure tourist targeted in a deadly shooting in central Afghanistan thought he would die after coming face to face with a gunman from the self-proclaimed Islamic State group . Joe McDowell, 38, was shot when the lone attacker opened fire on his tour group in Bamyan, about 200 kilometres west of the capital Kabul, last Friday, killing six people. Three Spanish travellers and three Afghans were killed and five others, including McDowell, were severely injured.
"That was the moment I thought 'I might die here'. "I wasn't scared. It all happened too quickly. I had too much adrenaline." The gunman continued firing indiscriminately. Three of McDowell's tour group who were trapped in the van suffered serious gunshot wounds.
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