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unhappycamper

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Sat Oct 24, 2015, 08:23 AM Oct 2015

Deadly bomb blasts target Bangladeshi Shiites ahead of religious procession

http://www.dw.com/en/deadly-bomb-blasts-target-bangladeshi-shiites-ahead-of-religious-procession/a-18802951

A bomb attack at Dhaka's main Shiite site has killed one person and injured nearly 80 more while they gathered for the Ashoura procession. The tragedy follows a similar attack in Pakistan that left 15 Shiites dead.

Deadly bomb blasts target Bangladeshi Shiites ahead of religious procession
24.10.2015

At least three small bombs on Sasturday were detonated outside the Huseni Dalan as thousands of Shiite Muslim worshippers gathered for the annual Ashoura procession, which marks the peak of holy month Muharram.

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Shiites hold the Ashoura procession to mourn the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, grandson of the Muslim Prophet Mohamed.

"There were some 20,000 people in and outside the building at that time. They were preparing to hold the annual Muharram mourning procession when the three (bombs) were exploded outside the Huseni Dalan," Dhaka police's Deputy Commissioner Mofiz Uddin Ahmed told AFP news agency.

Attacks proliferating

Police said the incident marks the first attack on Shiites in the Sunni Muslim-majority country. However, the past two years witnessed a significant rise in attacks against Sufi Muslims, Hindus and atheists.
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