1999 Khulna mosque boming

1999 bombing of Khulna
Location Khulna, Bangladesh
Date 8 December 1999 (UTC+06:00)
Target Ahmadiyya
Attack type
 Mass murder; bomb attack; terrorism
Deaths 8 dead
Non-fatal injuries
 30
Perpetrators Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami

1999 bombing of Khulna 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

In 8 October 1999 a remote controlled bomb went off in the Ahmadiyya mosque in Khulana, Sothern Bangladesh. 7/8 people died in the explosion.[6][7] The explosion took place during Friday prayers at the mosque.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Ahsan, Shamim. "The Blame Game Goes on". archive.thedailystar.net. Star Magazine. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  2. ↑ Siddiqui, Tasneem; Ahsan, Masood Alam Ragib; Hassan, Jesmul; (Organization), Odhikar; International, Minority Rights Group. Freedom of religion in Bangladesh. Odhikar. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  3. ↑ Canada, Immigration and Refugee Board of (4 July 2000). "Treatment of Ahmadis in Dhaka; reports of attacks, especially by the Khatme Nabuyat [Khatm-e-Nabuwwat]; police response (1995-2000) [BGD34714.E]". www.ecoi.net. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Bangladesh Army Disarms Mosque Bomb". washingtonpost.com. Washington Post. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  5. ↑ Manik, Julfikar Ali (25 December 2015). "Suicide Bomber Strikes at Ahmadi Mosque in Bangladesh". nytimes.com. The New York Times. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "It's suicide bombing". thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. 27 December 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "135 killed, over 1,000 in bomb attacks in 6 years". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  8. ↑ State of Human Rights ..., Bangladesh. Bangladesh Manobadhikar Samonnoy Parishad. p. 156. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
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