2021 Kandahar bombing | |
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Part of 2021 Afghanistan attacks and Persecution of Shias by the Islamic State | |
Location | Imam Bargah Mosque, Kandahar, Afghanistan |
Coordinates | 31°37′12″N 65°42′57″E / 31.62000°N 65.71583°E |
Date | 15 October 2021 |
Target | Shia worshippers |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
Deaths | 65 |
Injured | 70+ |
Perpetrators | ISIS–K |
On 15 October 2021, a suicide bombing occurred at the Imam Bargah Mosque,[1] also known as Fatima Mosque, a Shia mosque, during Friday prayers in Kandahar, Afghanistan, killing at least 65 people and wounding more than 70.[2][3]