2008 Baquba bombings explained

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]

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  1. News: Suicide bombers target Iraqis waiting to enlist in army. Star Tribune. 15 July 2008. 15 July 2008. 6 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110606235020/http://www.startribune.com/world/25486559.html?location_refer=Outdoors. live.