Shorja
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Shorja is a marketplace in Baghdad, Iraq.
[edit] During the U.S. occupation
Shorja was the site of several major attacks. The 12 February 2007 Baghdad bombings killed 76 people and injuring 155-180.[1][2] Near the marketplace on March 26 2007 a suicide car bomber killed two people and injured five others.[3] Snipers hidden in Shorja's bazaar killed several people around the same time and gunfights erupted between militants and the Iraqi security forces in the area.[4]
On April 1 2007 American presidential candidate John McCain, in an effort to illustrate that the security situation had improved, visited the Shorja marketplace. The visit was criticized as giving a false indication of how secure the area was due to the extremely heavy security forces McCain brought with him.[4]
[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.
- ^ http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/KAM621873.htm
- ^ a b Semple, Kirk. "McCain Wrong on Iraq Security, Merchants Say", The New York Times, April 3, 2007. Retrieved on April 2, 2007.
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