Explosion in Baqir-ul-uloom mosque

Incident
Date
Nov 21, 2016
Year of incident
2016
Province of incident
Kabul: Kabul
Combined geolocations

Latitude: 34.5168788437339

Longitude: 69.1499999975304

Exact geolocation of incident
District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Kabul
Town/Village
Kabul city
Types of incident
  • Suicide Attack
Conflict parties
  • ISIL-KP
  • Taliban
Alleged types of crimes
  • War crime: Attacking civilian objects
  • War crime: Attacking civilians
  • War crime: Murder
  • War crime: Wilful killing
  • Act of genocide: Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Act of genocide: Deliberately inflicting conditions of life calculated to bring about physical destruction
  • Act of genocide: Forcibly transferring children
  • Act of genocide: Imposing measures intended to prevent births
  • Act of genocide: Killing
Summary of incident

On Nov. 21, 2016, a suicide bombing ripped through a Shia Mosque in the Afghan capital, Kabul, causing immense devastation. The blast occurred at the Baqir-ul-uloom mosque in the Darul Aman area, targeting worshippers gathered to mark the culmination of a significant religious period. The attack resulted in the tragic loss of at least 32 lives, predominantly Hazaras, and left at least 64 others injured, many with severe wounds.

Source_1

BBC

Source_2

DW