2021 Kabul mosque bombing
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2021 Kabul mosque bombing | |
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Part of 2021 Afghanistan attacks | |
Location | Kabul, Afghanistan |
Date | 14 May 2021 |
Target | Mosque |
Attack type | Bombing |
Weapons | Bomb |
Deaths | 12 |
Injured | 15 |
Perpetrators | Unknown |
Twelve people were killed,[1] including an imam,[2] and 15 others were wounded[3] when a bomb exploded inside a mosque [4] in Shakardara District on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan.[5] Nobody claimed responsibility.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "Afghanistan mosque bombing leaves 12 worshipers dead: Police". Al Arabiya English. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Several Afghan worshippers killed in blast at mosque near Kabul". Al Jazeera English. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Afghanistan war: Kabul mosque blast shatters calm for Eid". BBC News. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "At least a dozen people killed, including imam, in Kabul mosque blast". France 24. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Twelve killed in explosion at Kabul mosque during Friday prayers". Reuters. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "12 People, Including Imam, Killed in Blast at Kabul Mosque". TOLOnews. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
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