2004 Jalna Mosque bomb attack | |
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Jalna (India) | |
Location | Jalna, Maharashtra, India |
Date | 27 August 2004 1.45 PM (+8 GMT) |
Target | Praying Muslim civilians[1] |
Attack type | Bombing[1] |
Deaths | 0 |
Injured | 18 |
The 2004 Jalna Mosque bomb attack comprises two separate crude bomb attacks at local mosques in Jalna, Maharashtra on 27 August 2004.[1][2] According to senior police officer, the first blast occurred at Kadriya Masjid in Jalna at 1:45 pm and the second explosion occurred barely 15 minutes later at another mosque on the outskirts of Poorna town in Parbhani district.[3] The attacks were carried out during Friday prayer and total 18 people were injured.[4] Later on 18 July 2012 all seven accused were acquitted in the case due to lack of evidence by a district and sessions court.[5]