| 2007 Al Hillah bombings | |
| Location: | Al Hillah, Iraq |
| Target: | Shia pilgrims |
| Date: | 6 March 2007 |
| Partof: | the Iraqi civil war |
| Type: | suicide bombings |
| Fatalities: | 200[1] |
| Injuries: | at least 250 |
| Perpetrators: | Unknown |
| Motive: | Anti-Shi'ism |
The 2007 Al Hillah bombings killed 200 [2] people, mostly Shia Muslims on a pilgrimage, on 6 March 2007 in Al Hillah, Iraq.
Two suicide bombers wearing explosive vests joined the huge crowds surging into the city for a traditional religious festival. The attack was just one of a few on a particularly bloody day for Iraq as almost 200 people were killed throughout the country.[3]