Al Fathi terrorist attack

Al Fathi terrorist attack
Part of Salamati Civil War
Location	4 شارع خليل بومزي, Al Fathi, Salamat
Date	September 30, 1998 1:02 pm (UTC-01:00)
Target	Salamati Jews & Al Fathi Synagogue
Attack type	Car bomb
Deaths	12
Non-fatal injuries	40
Perpetrators	Jama'at Lilda'wat 'Ala Tariq Al Salaf Wal Islam
Suspected perpetrators	Lambarek Djaounane
Motive	Islamic fundamentalism

The Al Fathi terrorist attack is an attack perpetrated by the group Jama'at Lilda'wat 'Ala Tariq Al Salaf Wal Islam, an extremist islamist group in the afternoon of September 30, 1998. The attack aimed the Al Fathi Synagogue and the Jews entering or praying in it.

Course of the attack

At 1:02 pm local time on September 30, 1998, a car bomb containing an estimated 300 kilos of TNT exploded in front of the Al Fathi synagogue. The explosion killed 12 persons and injured 40 others. The synagogue was partially damaged.

Consequences

The Jewish community of Salamat was shocked and protested 3 days later in the afternoon. The Jewish community of Al Fathi, in the impossibility of praying in a synagogue, were offered a room in the Al Fathi mosque, while waiting for the reconstruction of the synagogue. The president of the Jewish community in Salamat called this attack "an attempt to destabilize the Jewish community". The Salamati President exprimed his condolences to the families of the victims and even the chief of the AIG, Malik Al Warae Al Salaf, denounced this act as "an horrible attack against innocents".