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17 June 2008 Baghdad bombing
LocationBaghdad, Iraq
Date17 June 2008 (UTC+3)
TargetBus stop

Attack type

Suicide car bomb
Deaths51[1]
Injured75[1]
PerpetratorsUnknown

The 17 June 2008 Baghdad bombing was a suicide 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[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Baghdad bus stop bomb 'kills 51'". 17 June 2008. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2023.


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