15 July 2008 Baquba bombings | |
Location: | Baquba, Iraq |
Target: | al-Saad army camp |
Date: | 15 July 2008 |
Timezone: | UTC+3 |
Type: | suicide bombings |
Fatalities: | 35 |
Injuries: | 63 |
The 15 July 2008 Baquba bombings occurred at around 8am local time on 15 July 2008, in Baquba, Diyala Governorate, targeting army recruits at the al-Saad army camp. According to the Iraqi army, the bombers – one dressed in an Iraqi military uniform, the other in civilian clothing – mingled with the crowds of over 200 young recruits before blowing themselves up, killing 35 and injuring 63.[1]