June 2017 Herat mosque bombing

On June 6, 2017, a bomb explosion outside the Jama Masjid, a historic mosque in the western city of Herat in Afghanistan killed at least 7 civilians, and wounded at least 15 others.^[1]

2017 Herat bombing
Part of War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
Jama Masjid
Location	Herat, Afghanistan
Date	6 June 2017 (2017-06-06)
Weapons	Explosives
Deaths	7
Injured	15
Perpetrators	Unknown

Attack

A bomb hidden in a rickshaw detonated near the Jama Masjid, a 12th-century mosque, killing seven people and injuring at least fifteen more. People were gathering at the mosque for Ramadan prayers. The Taliban denied responsibility for the attack in a statement to Al-Jazeera.^[2][3]