Shia Genocide Events
Karachi, May 7, 2004: 26 Shias Dead, 98 Injured in Mosque Bombing.
Date : May 7, 2004
Location : Karachi
Narrative of the Event
On May 7, 2004, fourteen people were killed and 96 others wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a mosque on the premises of Sindh Madressatul Islam in Karachi on Friday.
The blast occurred at about 1:17 p.m. in the sixth row of the faithful, ripping through the 1894-built Hyderi Mosque only moments before the beginning of Zohrain prayers.
The blast was so intense that pieces of flesh flew up to the 22-foot-high ceiling of the mosque and got stuck there. It badly damaged the five doors and left the blades of the ceiling fans molded.
Over 100 worshippers were in the mosque when the blast occurred, said Hasan, who was performing ablution at the time. “I rushed inside the mosque, where fixtures were falling and body parts, shattered windowpanes, etc., were littered all around,” he said.
SSP Investigation Manzoor Mughal told Dawn the initial findings showed it was a suicide bombing as the blast did not leave any craters on the ground. “The bomber was standing next to a cast-iron pillar. The blast caused the pillar to collapse,” he said.
The SSP claimed that the bomber wanted to destroy the two pillars erected in the centre of the 60-foot-long and 35-foot-wide hall. Had both the pillars collapsed, the roof resting on them would have caved in, and the casualties would have been much higher, he said.
A senior investigator was of the opinion that the suicide bomber wore beneath his clothes a multiple-pocket vest that carried approximately 2kg of explosive material. Sources at the Civil Hospital said two of the bodies were completely mutilated.
Allama Hasan Turabi, who also visited the mosque, condemned the government for its failure to protect the Shi’a Muslim worshippers. He pointed out that despite its’sensitive’ location, the mosque had inadequate security.
Sources:
1-https://www.geocities.ws/sipahisahaba/2004/07052004.htm
2-https://www.dawn.com/news/1065936
3-http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3693023.stm
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