12 February 2007 Baghdad bombings
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| 12 February 2007 Baghdad bombings | |
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| Location | Baghdad, Iraq |
| Date | February 12, 2007 (UTC+3) |
| Attack Type | Car bombing |
| Fatalities | Approx. 76 |
| Injuries | Approx. 150 |
| 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 |
Two car bombs exploded in Baghdad, Iraq at 12:20 on February 12, 2007 in the Shorja market district, killing 76 people, and injuring 155-180.[1][2]
The explosions set market stalls, shops, and an adjoining 7 storey building on fire, causing further casualties, and local fire-crews struggled for hours to extinguish the flames.[3] The collapse of a building was also reported. The injured were taken to the nearby Al-Kindi hospital, which struggled to cope with the influx, and more casualties are expected from injuries.[4]
[edit] Al-Askari Anniversary
The bombings happened during 15 minutes of state endorsed silence, to mark the anniversary[5] of the Al-Askari Mosque bombing in Samarra, which prompted heavy bloodshed. The Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was participating in a televised ceremony remembering the victims of the attack, and was speaking when the blasts occurred, only two miles away[6] Al-Maliki had been calling for calm, unity and reconciliation[7], and had said that Iraq's security forces were regaining control of Iraq's security situation.
[edit] References
- ^ Sengupta, Kim. "Multiple bomb attack on Baghdad kills 76", The Independent, 13 February 2007. Retrieved on April 2, 2007.
- ^ "Dozens killed in Baghdad bombings", BBC News, 12 February 2007.
- ^ "Two Markets Bombed in Central Baghdad, Killing at Least 67 and Wounding 155", New York Times, 12 February 2007
- ^ "Scores Killed in Baghdad Blast", Al Jazeera, 12 February 2007
- ^ In the Islamic calendar, 11 days shorter than the Gregorian Calendar.
- ^ " Multiple bomb attack on Baghdad kills 76", The Independent, 13 February 2007
- ^ "Silent prayers. Then the inferno", The Guardian, 13 February 2007
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