17 June 2008 Baghdad bombing
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17 June 2008 Baghdad bombing
| 17 June 2008 Baghdad bombing | |
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| Location | Baghdad, Iraq |
| Date | 17 June 2008 (UTC+3) |
| Target | Bus stop |
| Attack type | Car bomb |
| Deaths | 51[1] |
| Injured | 75[1] |
| Perpetrators | Unknown: legal proceedings have not yet taken place. |
| Suspected perpetrator(s) | Al-Qaeda in Iraq |
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The 17 June 2008 Baghdad bombing was a car bomb attack on a bus stop in northern Baghdad, the capital city of Iraq, on 17 June 2008, killing 51 people and wounding 75.
The attack happened in the Shia neighbourhood of Hurriya. The explosion struck during the early evening rush hour, when the bus stop was crowded with waiting passengers.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Baghdad bus stop bomb 'kills 51'", BBC News (17 June 2008).
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