On June 6, 2017, a bomb explosion outside the
Jama Masjid, a historic mosque in the western city of
Herat in
Afghanistan killed at least 7 civilians, and wounded at least 15 others.
Attack
A bomb hidden in a
rickshaw
A rickshaw originally denoted a two- or three-wheeled passenger cart, now known as a pulled rickshaw, which is generally pulled by one person carrying one passenger. The first known use of the term was in 1879. Over time, cycle rickshaws (also ...
detonated near the
Jama Masjid, a 12th-century mosque, killing seven people and injuring at least fifteen more. People were gathering at the mosque for
Ramadan
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, longtype = Religious
, image = Ramadan montage.jpg
, caption=From top, left to right: A crescent moon over Sarıçam, Turkey, marking the beginning of the Islamic month of Ramadan. Ramadan Quran reading in Bandar Torkaman, Iran. ...
prayers. The
Taliban denied responsibility for the attack in a statement to
Al-Jazeera
Al Jazeera ( ar, الجزيرة, translit-std=DIN, translit=al-jazīrah, , "The Island") is a state-owned Arabic-language international radio and TV broadcaster of Qatar. It is based in Doha and operated by the media conglomerate Al Jazeera ...
.
References
2017 murders in Afghanistan
Improvised explosive device bombings in Afghanistan
Islamic terrorist incidents in 2017
June 2017 crimes in Asia
Mass murder in 2017
2017 massacres of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
Terrorist incidents in Afghanistan in 2017
History of Herat
Attacks on religious buildings and structures in Afghanistan
Building bombings in Afghanistan
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