2008 Dujail bombing explained
The 12 September 2008 Dujail bombing occurred around 18:00 pm local time (15:00 UTC), on 12 September 2008 in Dujail, Salah ad-Din Governorate, when a suicide bomber drove and detonated an explosive laden car into a police station killing 31 and injuring 60.[1] [2] A nearby medical clinic was also damaged.[3] The attack occurred at around 6:20 pm local time.[4] The attack was blamed on Islamic State of Iraq by US military, was the biggest attack in Iraq in months and came at a time when the violence had fallen to a 4-year low.[5]
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Notes and References
- Web site: 31 Killed in Car Bomb Attack on Iraq Shiite Enclave. 12 September 2008. The New York Times. 28 September 2010. 21 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141221091940/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/13/world/middleeast/13iraq.html. live.
- Web site: At least 30 die, 45 wounded in Dujail car bombing . 12 September 2008 . CNN. 28 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100908064327/http://articles.cnn.com/2008-09-12/world/iraq.main_1_female-suicide-bombers-suicide-car-bomb-assassination-attempt?_s=PM%3AWORLD . 8 September 2010 . dead .
- Web site: 'Many killed' in Iraq car bombing. 12 September 2010. BBC. 28 September 2010. 4 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200904064116/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7613344.stm. live.
- News: Bombing Near Police Station Kills 23 in Iraq. 13 September 2008. The Washington Post. 28 September 2010. 11 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121111120755/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/12/AR2008091201246.html. live.
- Web site: US military blames Iraq suicide attack on Al-Qaeda. 13 September 2008. Khaleej Times. 28 September 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20120928075301/http://www.khaleejtimes.com/darticlen.asp?xfile=data%2Fmiddleeast%2F2008%2FSeptember%2Fmiddleeast_September224.xml§ion=middleeast&col=. 28 September 2012. dead.
