Terrorist attack
Open on the mapA grenade attack takes place at an anti-terrorism rally organised by the Awami League on Bangabandhu Avenue in Dhaka
21 Aug 2004 · 23.73° N, 90.41° E
What the records say
- When
- 21 Aug 2004
- Kind
- Terrorist attack
- Coordinates
- 23.73° N, 90.41° E
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, 2004 Dhaka grenade attack.
Summary
A grenade attack takes place at an anti-terrorism rally organised by the Awami League on Bangabandhu Avenue in Dhaka. The attack left 24 dead and more than 300 injured. The attack was carried out at 5.22 pm after Sheikh Hasina, the leader of the opposition, finished addressing a crowd of 20,000 people from the back of a truck. The attacks targeted Awami League president Sheikh Hasina, who was injured in the attack.
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