Imam Reza shrine bombing
1994 anti-Shia terrorist attack in Mashhad, Iran / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A bomb explosion occurred at the shrine of Ali al-Ridha, the eighth Imam of Shia, on 20 June 1994 in a crowded prayer hall in Mashhad, Iran. To maximize the number of casualties, the explosion took place on Ashura, one of the holiest days for Shia muslims,[3] when hundreds of pilgrims had gathered to commemorate the death of their third Imam, Husayn ibn Ali.[4]
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Location | Mashhad, Iran |
Date | 20 June 1994 (1994-06-20) (Ashura 1415 AH) |
Deaths | 25 or 26[1] |
Injured | At least 70 or over 200[1] |
Accused | Ramzi Yousef, Abdul Shakoor, MEK, Al-Haraka al-Islamiya al-Iraniya (Sunni group claiming responsibility)[2] |
The attack left at least 25 dead and at least 70 injured.[3][lower-alpha 1] The bomb was equivalent to 10 pounds of TNT, according to experts.[6] Although a Sunni group claimed responsibility, the Iranian government laid the blame on the People's Mujahedin of Iran, and others have accused a Pakistani militant.