What the records say
- When
- 2018
- Kind
- Terrorist attack
- Killed
- 2
- Coordinates
- 20.14° S, 28.53° E
- Wounded
- 47
2018 Bulawayo bombing
Bomb explosion in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
On 23 June 2018, a grenade exploded at White City Stadium in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. The blast occurred at a ZANU–PF campaign rally, just after President Emmerson Mnangagwa had finished giving a speech. It was described as an assassination attempt against Mnangagwa, who was unharmed.
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