What the records say
- When
- 1 Aug 2017
- Kind
- Terrorist attack
- Coordinates
- 34.50° N, 62.77° E
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, August 2017 Herat mosque attack.
August 2017 Herat mosque attack
Suicide bombing in Herat, Afghanistan
On August 1, 2017, two suicide bombers entered a Shi'ite mosque named "Jadwadia" in Bekrabad, Herat, Afghanistan, during an evening prayer session. After throwing explosives into the crowd, one of the two men detonated his vest. The remaining attacker continued firing on the crowd before detonating his vest as well. The attack caused 33 deaths and left 66 people injured.
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