| 2012 Baghdad police academy bombing | |
| Partof: | Iraq conflict (2003–present) |
| Location: | Baghdad, Iraq |
| Target: | Police recruits |
| Date: | 19 February 2012 |
| Type: | suicide bombing |
| Fatalities: | 19 |
| Injuries: | 26 |
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The 2012 Baghdad police academy bombing occurred on 19 February 2012 when a suicide bomber targeted police recruits in Baghdad, Iraq, killing 19 and injuring 26 others.[1] The police academy, located in the northeastern part of the city near the Interior Ministry building is a fortified compound with security barriers.[2] As a crowd of police officers and recruits stepped out onto the road, a suicide bomber driving a car rigged with explosives careered into them, causing an explosion.[3] It was the deadliest attack in Iraq since 27 January when a suicide bomber targeted a hospital in Baghdad, killing 31.[4] 2 al Qaida homicide bombers also attacked the Baghdad Police College on 6 December 2005, murdering 47 police cadets and officers and sending another 85 to area hospitals.