| 25 January 2010 Baghdad bombings | |
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| Location | Baghdad, Iraq |
| Date | 25 January 2010 (UTC+3) |
| Attack type | Car bombs |
| Deaths | 41 |
| Perpetrators | Islamic State of Iraq[1] |
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On 25 January 2010, three suicide car bombs exploded in quick succession in central Baghdad, Iraq. At least 41 people were killed.[2] On 27 January 2010 the Islamic State of Iraq clamed responsibility for the attack.[3]
The first explosion occurred around at 3:30 pm (1230 GMT). The second blast came just minutes later in the centre of the capital near the Green Zone, with the third close by soon after.[4]
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