1999 Khulna mosque bombing
| 1999 Khulna mosque bombing | |
|---|---|
| Location | Khulna, Bangladesh |
| Date | 8 October 1999 (UTC+06:00) |
| Target | Ahmadiyya |
Attack type | Mass murder; bomb attack; terrorism |
| Deaths | 8 |
| Injured | 30 |
| Perpetrators | Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami |
1999 Khulna mosque bombing was a terrorist bomb attack on an Ahmadiyya Mosque in Khulna, Bangladesh in 8 October 1999. In the explosion 8 people died and around 30 were injured.[1][2] In 10 October 1999 Bangladesh Army removed a time bomb from the headquarters complex of Ahmadiyya mission in Dhaka, three days after the bombing. Two days after a bomb was recovered from Jannatul Ferdous Ahmadiya mosque in Mirpur, Dhaka.[3][4]
Background[]
The Ahmadiyya are small sect of Islam whom many conservative Muslims consider heretical. There are about 100, 000 Ahmadiyyas in Bangladesh, where 90 percent of the population follow Islam.[5]
Attack[]
On 8 October 1999 a remote controlled bomb went off during Friday prayers in the Ahmadiyya mosque in Khulana, Southern Bangladesh, killing eight people.[6][7][8]
References[]
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- ^ "Bangladesh Army Disarms Mosque Bomb". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 27 November 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- ^ Manik, Julfikar Ali (25 December 2015). "Suicide Bomber Strikes at Ahmadi Mosque in Bangladesh". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- ^ "It's suicide bombing". The Daily Star. 27 December 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
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- ^ State of Human Rights ..., Bangladesh. Bangladesh Manobadhikar Samonnoy Parishad. 1999. p. 156. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
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