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Terrorist attack in India
2004 Jalna Mosque bomb attack
Jalna is located in IndiaJalnaJalnaJalna (India)
LocationJalna, Maharashtra, India
Date27 August 2004
1.45 PM (+8 GMT)
TargetPraying Muslim civilians
Attack typeBombing
Deaths0
Injured18
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Violence against Muslims
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The 2004 Jalna Mosque bomb attack involved two separate crude bomb explosions at local mosques in Jalna, Maharashtra on 27 August 2004. According to senior police officers, the first blast occurred at Kadriya Masjid in Jalna at 1:45 pm, and the second explosion happened just 15 minutes later at another mosque on the outskirts of Poorna town in Parbhani district. The attacks took place during Friday prayers and resulted in 18 people being injured. On 18 July 2012, all seven accused were acquitted by a district and sessions court due to lack of evidence.

References

  1. ^ "'Bomb blasts' at Indian mosques". BBC News. 27 August 2004. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  2. "Hearing in Jalna Mosque Bomb Blast Case Begins". Outlook. 7 December 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  3. Chaudhary, Praveen Kumar (2011). Communal Crimes and National Integration: A Socio-legal Study. Readworthy. p. 108. ISBN 9789350180402. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  4. "Bomb attacks, arson in Maharashtra; 18 hurt". The Tribune (Chandigarh). Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  5. "Lack of proof bails out 7 Jalna blast suspects". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.

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