2005 Khanaqin bombings | |
Partof: | Iraqi insurgency (2003–2006) in Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011) |
Location: | Khanaqin, Iraq |
Target: | 2 Shiite mosques |
Date: | November 18, 2005 |
Timezone: | UTC+3 |
Type: | car bombs |
Fatalities: | at least 74 |
Injuries: | more than 100 |
Motive: | Anti-Shi'ism |
Perpetrator: | Unknown |
2005 Khanaqin bombings were suicide attacks on two Shia mosques in Khanaqin, Iraq (near the Iranian border), on November 18, 2005.[1]