US embassy cable - 05DHAKA3022

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Identifier:	05DHAKA3022
Wikileaks:	View 05DHAKA3022 at Wikileaks.org
Origin:	Embassy Dhaka
Created:	2005-06-27 07:38:00
Classification:	CONFIDENTIAL
Tags:	PHUM PREL BG BG Terrorism
Redacted:	This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.

C O N F I D E N T I A L DHAKA 003022 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/26/2015 
TAGS: PHUM, PREL, BG, BG Terrorism 
SUBJECT: AHMADIYA MOSQUES BOMBED 
 
 
Classified By: A/DCM D.C. McCullough for reason para 1.5d 
 
1. (SBU) On June 24, two persons were injured after several 
crude "bombs" exploded at an Ahmadiya mosque in Brahmanbaria, 
eastern Bangladesh, according to press reports and Ahmadiya 
community contacts.  Also that day, four bombs went off at an 
Ahmadiya mosque in Bhadugarh in the Brahmanbaria area.  On 
June 22, an Ahmadiya mosque in Nator was set on fire.  Police 
have announced the arrest of eight persons in connection with 
the attacks. 
 
2. (SBU) Ahmad Tabshir, a member of the Ahmadiya Muslim 
Jamaat National Executive Committee, told poloff that police 
protection was adequate and active once police were notified 
of the attacks.  He noted that local leaders of the BDG and 
the police visited the sites of the attacks and assured 
Ahmadiyas protection. 
 
3. (C) Comment: Foreign Minister Khan and Foreign Secretary 
Hemayetuddin assured U/S Burns on June 26 that the BDG is 
committed to protecting Ahmadiyas (septel).  Hemayetuddin 
described the attacks as a "purposeful move by a few to 
ridicule and embarrass the government," and suggested the 
last attack was timed to coincide with U/S Burns's arrival in 
Bangladesh. 
THOMAS