1 August 2007 Baghdad bombings explained
| 1 August 2007 Baghdad bombings |
| Location: | Baghdad, Iraq |
| Date: | 1 August 2007 |
| Timezone: | UTC+3 |
| Type: | Suicide bomb and car bombs |
| Fatalities: | 74 |
| Injuries: | 60+ |
| Perps: | Unknown: legal proceedings have not yet taken place. |
The 1 August 2007 Baghdad bombings occurred on 1 August 2007, when several suicide bombings and car bombings occurred in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq.[1] In one of the attacks, a fuel tanker packed with explosives exploded near a petrol station in the suburb of Mansour. The bombing set fire to ten vehicles at the petrol station killing 50 and wounding 60 in and around the petrol station.[2] [3]
Notes and References
- News: Scores killed in Baghdad blasts . Al Jazeera English . 1 August 2007 . 8 September 2007 . 1 October 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071001105841/http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/557B1B45-A79A-4D11-9889-31BFF0D4CB87.htm . live .
- Web site: Car bombs kill dozens in Baghdad. 1 August 2007. 21 April 2018. BBC News. 29 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161129183002/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6925487.stm. live.
- News: Fuel tanker explosion kills 50 at Baghdad gas station . 15 August 2021 . CNN . 1 August 2007 . 16 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210816021426/http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/08/01/iraq.suicide.bomb/index.html?section=cnn_latest . live .
