2008 Bin Salman mosque bombing
2008 Bin Salman Mosque bombing | |
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Location | Sa'dah, Yemen |
Coordinates | 16°56′06″N 43°45′50″E / 16.935°N 43.764°ECoordinates: 16°56′06″N 43°45′50″E / 16.935°N 43.764°E |
Date | 2 May 2008 |
Target | Security forces |
Attack type | Bombing |
Deaths | 15[1] |
Injured | 55[1] |
Perpetrators | Unknown |
The 2008 Bin Salman mosque bombing was on 2 May 2008 at the Bin Salman Mosque in Sa'dah, Yemen, which killed 15 and injured 55. Local officials believed the bomb was hidden in a car or a motorcycle.[1]
Some witnesses said the target may have been the mosque's imam, or prayer leader, an army officer who adheres to the Salafi school of Sunni Islam. Witnesses said he was not hurt. Military personnel are among those who usually pray at the Bin Salman mosque, which like others in Yemen caters for both the majority Sunni community and Shia Zaidis.[2]
See also[]
- List of terrorist incidents, 2008
References[]
- ^ a b c "Deadly blast strikes Yemen mosque". BBC News. 2008-05-02. Retrieved 2008-05-23.
- ^ Motorbike used as a exploding device
Categories:
- 2008 murders in Yemen
- Explosions in 2008
- Terrorist incidents in Yemen in 2008
- Mass murder in 2008
- 2008 in Yemen
- Car and truck bombings in Yemen
- Houthi insurgency in Yemen
- Attacks on Shiite mosques
- May 2008 events in Asia