Shia Genocide Events
Karachi, May 31, 2004: 26 Shias Killed, 37 Injured in Ali Raza Mosque Explosion
Date : May 31, 2004
Location : Karachi
Casualties :26
Gender : male ,
Narrative of the Event
On May 31, 2004, at least 18 worshippers were killed and 40 others, including a passer-by woman, were injured when a powerful bomb went off during the Maghrabain prayers at Imambargah Ali Raza on Monday evening, Brigade police said.
The explosion damaged the dome of the Imambargah, situated on the main MA Jinnah Road, police said, adding that its thud also shattered the windowpanes of the adjoining buildings.
“Two persons riding motorcycles threw something in the Imambargah and fled towards the Lines Area,” a witness said. “A white car was following the motorcyclists,” he said, “perhaps the car riders were providing cover to the attackers.”
Sources:
1-https://www.dawn.com/news/394539/18-die-in-blast-at-karachi-imambargah-two-killed-in-shooting-at-blood-bank
2-https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2004/5/31/pakistan-mosque-blast-kills-at-least-15
3-Shuhada-e-Millat-e-Jaffaria Karachi, Hassan Murtaza, P.203, published by Shia Ulema Council Sindh, 2009
4-Daily Jang Karachi, June 1st, 2004
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