2007 Amirli bombing explained
| Amirli bombing |
| Location: | Amirli, Iraq |
| Target: | market |
| Date: | July 7, 2007 |
| Type: | suicide truck bomb |
| Fatalities: | 156 |
| Injuries: | 255 |
| Motive: | Anti-Shi'ism |
The 2007 Amirli bombing was a suicide car bomb attack that occurred on July 7, 2007, in a market in the town of Amirli, Iraq, whose residents are mainly Shia Turkmens. The bombing killed 156 people with 255 injured.[1] [2] [3]
See also
- 2007 suicide bombings in Iraq
References
- Web site: Griffis . Margaret . 2007-07-07 . Saturday: 237 Iraqis, 7 GIs, 2 Britons Killed; 316 Iraqis Wounded . 2023-05-09 . Antiwar.com Original . en-US . 2022-08-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220817203401/https://original.antiwar.com/updates/2007/07/07/saturday-237-iraqis-7-gis-2-britons-killed-316-iraqis-wounded/ . live .
- News: 2007-07-07 . Iraq market truck bomb kills 105 . en-GB . 2023-05-09 . 2008-09-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080918052651/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6279864.stm . live .
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