2005 Al Hillah bombing
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| 2005 Al Hillah bombing | |
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| Location | Al Hillah, Iraq |
| Target(s) | Police recruiting center |
| Date | February 28, 2005 |
| Attack Type | suicide car bomb |
| Fatalities | 127 |
| Bombings and terrorist attacks of the Iraq War |
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| Attacks with 80+ casualties in bold: Jordanian embassy – UN headquarters – Imam Ali Mosque – 1st Baghdad – Nasiriyah – Karbala – Irbil – Ashoura – Basra – Baqubah – Kufa – FOB Marez – 1st Al Hillah – Musayyib – 2nd Baghdad – 3rd Baghdad – Khanaqin – Al-Askari Mosque – Buratha Mosque – 1st Sadr City – 2nd Sadr City – 4th Baghdad – 5th Baghdad – 6th Baghdad – 7th Baghdad – 8th Baghdad – 2nd Al Hillah – Tal Afar |
The 2005 Al Hillah bombing killed 127 people on February 28, 2005 in Al Hillah, Iraq.
A suicide bomber drove an explosive-laden vehicle into a line of people queueing outside a police recruiting centre in the Iraqi town of al-Hilla, killing 127 people and injuring hundreds more. The explosion also affected a nearby market, killing many passers-by. The targeted men were waiting for medical examination to get the job and many of them became unemployed after the war.
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