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2004 Jalna Mosque bomb attack

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2004 Jalna Mosque bomb attack
Jalna is located in India
Jalna
Jalna
Jalna (India)
LocationJalna, Maharashtra, India
Date27 August 2004
1.45 PM (+8 GMT)
TargetPraying Muslim civilians[1]
Attack type
Bombing[1]
Deaths0
Injured18

The 2004 Jalna Mosque bomb attack involved two separate crude bomb explosions at local mosques in Jalna, Maharashtra on 27 August 2004.[1][2] 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.[3] The attacks took place during Friday prayers and resulted in 18 people being injured.[4] On 18 July 2012, all seven accused were acquitted by a district and sessions court due to lack of evidence.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "'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.