17 June 2008 Baghdad bombing explained

17 June 2008 Baghdad bombing
Location:Baghdad, Iraq
Target:Bus stop
Date:17 June 2008
Timezone:UTC+3
Type:Suicide car bomb
Fatalities:51
Injuries:75
Perps:Unknown

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]

Notes and References

  1. News: 2008-06-17 . Baghdad bus stop bomb 'kills 51' . en-GB . 2023-05-09 . 4 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160804140336/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7459842.stm . live .