2007 Al Hillah bombings
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2007 Al Hillah bombings
Coordinates: 32°28′59″N 44°25′59″E / 32.483°N 44.433°E
| 2007 Al Hillah bombings | |
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| Location | Al Hillah, Iraq |
| Date | 6 March 2007 |
| Target | Shiite pilgrims |
| Attack type | suicide bombings |
| Deaths | 115 |
| Injured | at least 250 |
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The 2007 Al Hillah bombings killed 115 people, mostly Shiite Muslims on a pilgrimage, on March 6, 2007 in Al Hillah, Iraq.
Two suicide bombers wearing explosive vests joined the huge crowds surging into the city for a traditional religious festival. The attack was just one of a few on a particularly bloody day for Iraq as almost 200 people were killed throughout the country.[1]
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