2010 Chabahar suicide bombing

2010 terrorist attack in Iran Chabahar suicide bombing Locator map Iran Sistan and Baluchestan Province.png Sistan and Baluchistan Province highlighted within Iran Chabahar, Sistan-Baluchestan, Iran Shia worshippers 14 December 2010 UTC+3½ Suicide bombings 39 100+ Jundullah A suicide bombing incident occurred on December 14, 2010, by two suicide bombers, who blew themselves up in a crowded Shia Muslim mourning procession in the southeastern Iranian coastal city of Chabahar, outside Imam Husain Mosque. It took place on the day of Tasu'a, when Shiite Muslims gathered to commemorate the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of Muhammad through his daughter Fatima and his successor Ali ibn Abi Talib.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/Suicide-bombers-kill-at-least-38-in-southeast-Iran/articleshow/7105638.cms Suicide bombers kill at least 38 in southeast Iran Times of India 2010-12-15 2010-12-15 2010-12-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20101218151435/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/Suicide-bombers-kill-at-least-38-in-southeast-Iran/articleshow/7105638.cms live It killed 39 people.Deadly bomb attack in Iran city of Chabahar https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11997679 15 December 2010 BBC News 15 December 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101216041356/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11997679 16 December 2010 live Bombings The first bomber detonated his explosives outside the Imam Husain Mosque and another one carried out the attacks in the crowd of Shiite worshippers just a day before the Day of Ashura. As per the Governor of Chahbahar, Ali Bateni. The first attacker was killed, however another one was arrested. https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6BE1YD20101215 Mosque attack kills 30in Iran during ceremony Reuters 2010-12-15 2010-12-15 2010-12-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20101218151944/http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6BE1YD20101215 live The arrested suspect was caught after failing to set off his explosives outside the office of Chabahar's governor, according to LA Times. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-dec-16-la-fg-iran-bombing-20101216-story.html Iran suicide bombing kills at least 39. 2023-05-07 2022-07-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20220701090924/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-dec-16-la-fg-iran-bombing-20101216-story.html live Casualties Between 38 and 39 worshippers were killed in the blast, and more than 100 were injured.http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2010/12/15/129680.html Suicide Bomber kills 38 near Iran Shiite Mosque Al Arabiya 2010-12-15 2010-12-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20101217051840/http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2010/12/15/129680.html 2010-12-17 dead According to BBC, it is feared that many women and children were among the worshippers that were killed.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-11997679 Iran suicide bombing: Chabahar mosque hit by attack 2010-12-15 BBC News 2020-01-19 en-GB 2020-04-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20200401065107/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-11997679 live The number of people who died had reached 41, according to The Guardian.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/dec/15/iran-suicide-bombing-shia Suicide bombing at Iran mosque kills scores during Shia holiday Black Ian 2010-12-15 The Guardian 2020-01-19 Dehghan Saeed Kamali en-GB 0261-3077 2020-01-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20200102131109/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/dec/15/iran-suicide-bombing-shia live Suspects Al Arabiya reported Jundullah, a Sunni extremist rebel group, claimed responsibility for the bombing. Chahbahar's Governor Ali Bateni said the mastermind behind the attacks was arrested.http://www.irna.ir/ENNewsShow.aspx?NID=30126455&SRCH=1 https://archive.today/20101220132207/http://www.irna.ir/ENNewsShow.aspx?NID=30126455&SRCH=1 dead 2010-12-20 Main blast agent arrested – reliable source IRNA 2010-12-15 2010-12-15 According to France 24, Alaeddin Borujerdi, the parliament's foreign committee head, claimed that the U.S and Britain were sponsors of the attack.https://www.france24.com/en/20101215-iran-suicide-bomb-rips-shiite-mosque-ashura-holy-day Deadly suicide blast rips through Shiite mosque on holy day 2010-12-15 France 24 en 2020-01-19 2020-01-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20200102130447/https://www.france24.com/en/20101215-iran-suicide-bomb-rips-shiite-mosque-ashura-holy-day live See also 2018 Chabahar suicide bombing June 2017 Tehran terror attacks Terrorism in Iran Shi'a-Sunni relations References 2 25 17 01 N 60 37 25 E source:kolossus-ruwiki title Category:21st-century mass murders in Iran Category:Suicide bombings in 2010 Category:Terrorist incidents in Asia in 2010 Category:2010s in Sistan and Baluchestan province Category:2010 in Iran Category:2010 murders in Asia Category:2010s murders in Iran Category:Suicide bombings in Iran Category:2010 mass murders Category:Shia–Sunni relations Category:Jundallah (Iran) Category:Mosque bombings in Iran Category:Violence against Shia Muslims in Iran 2010 Category:Attacks on Shia mosques Category:Mosque bombings by Islamists Category:Attacks on funerals in Asia Category:2010 building bombings Category:Attacks on mosques in the 2010s Category:Terrorist incidents in Iran in the 2010s Category:December 2010 in Iran Category:December 2020 crimes in Asia Category:Islamism in Iran Category:Terrorist incidents attributed to jihadist groups Category:Islamic terrorist incidents in 2010 Category:Shia–Sunni sectarian violence