Mosque

Attack on Mosque in Azerbaijan's Capital Baku

Armen Hareyan — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 20:58:30 -0500

At least two people have been killed and six injured in an attack on a mosque in the Azerbaijani capital Baku. Police say a hand grenade was thrown into the mosque in the centre of the city. At least 100 people were present in the crowded mosque at the time. The motive for the attack is unknown, reports Radio Netherlands.

Row erupts in UK over plans to summon worshippers from mosque

Armen Hareyan — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 09:01:00 -0600

A major row has erupted in Britain over a plan by Muslims of East Oxford to summon believers for prayers over a loudspeaker from a mosque with local residents terming the practice an attempt to turn the area into a "Muslim ghetto".

Suicide attack in Pakistan Mosque, 54 dead

Armen Hareyan — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 07:14:52 -0600

At least 54 people have been killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up during Eid prayers at a mosque in northwest Pakistan, apparently targeting former minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao, who escaped unhurt.

Archaeologists discover Pharaoh's Temple in Egypt Mosque

Hye — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 22:42:33 -0500

A ancient template going as far back to the reign of pharaoh Ramses II was found in a mosque in Luxor, Egypt.

Operation silence in Final Phase

Nksagar — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 03:23:42 -0500

The army of Pakistan diligently carried out the operation with women and children coming out of the mosque to whom radicals were using as their shield.

Pakistan Storms Lal Masjid, 60 Killed

Armen Hareyan — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 09:17:47 -0500

60 killed as Pak troops storm Lal Masjid; Ghazi asked to surrender. In a decisive action to flush out militants holed up inside the Lal Masjid in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad, security forces stormed into the mosque complex at the crack of Tuesday dawn, killing at least 60 radicals and injuring many others.

Bomb ripped through India historic mosque

Dinka — Fri, 18 May 2007 11:46:20 -0500

A bomb ripped through an India historic mosque as prayers were ending, killing at least seven people and wounding nearly three dozen. Two other unexploded bombs were found and defused by police.

Five killed in Mecca mosque blast in Hyderabad India

Armen Hareyan — Fri, 18 May 2007 07:07:50 -0500

At least five persons have been killed and four others, including two children, were injured when a bomb exploded in the historic Mecca mosque in the Charminar area of the old city of Hyderabad this afternoon, in India.