27 October 2003 Baghdad bombings
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| 27 October 2003 Baghdad bombings | |
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| Location | Baghdad, Iraq |
| Target(s) | International Red Cross headquarters, 4 Iraqi police stations |
| Date | October 27, 2003 |
| Attack Type | suicide bombings |
| Fatalities | 33 Iraqis 2 U.S. soldiers |
| Injuries | 244 |
| 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 27 October 2003 Baghdad bombings were the simultaneous suicide car bombings targeting the Red Cross compound, and four Iraqi police stations in Baghdad. The attacks killed 35 people, as well as injuring 244.
The bombings all occurred within about 45 minutes of each other. Four suicide bombers died but the fifth, a Syrian, who attempted to blow up the fourth police station failed after the man's car apparently failed to explode. He was shot and wounded by the Iraqi police and arrested.
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- Up to 40 Killed, 200 Injured in Series of Baghdad Bombings
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- Bloody day in Baghdad, dozens killed in car bombs
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