27 October 2003 Baghdad bombings explained

Red Cross and police station bombings in Baghdad
Location:	Baghdad, Iraq
Target:	International Red Cross headquarters; 4 police stations
Date:	27 October 2003
Partof:	Iraqi insurgency (2003–2006) during the Iraq War
Type:	Suicide car bombs
Fatalities:	33 Iraqis 1 U.S. soldier
Injuries:	224
Perpetrators:	Unknown

On 27 October 2003, a series of suicide car bombings targeting the Red Cross headquarters and four Iraqi police stations in occurred in Baghdad. The attacks killed 34 people and injured another 224.^{[1] [2]}

The bombings began at approximately 8:30 am. All occurred within about 45 minutes of each other, and were also set to occur on the first day of Ramadan.^{[3] [4]} Four suicide bombers died but the fifth and sixth, both Syrians, attempted to blow up a fourth police station, but had their plan foiled after their car apparently failed to explode. One was killed and the other was wounded by the Iraqi police and arrested. The Syrians set off a grenade, wounding one of themselves along with an officer.^[5]

External links

• Up to 40 Killed, 200 Injured in Series of Baghdad Bombings, October 27, 2003
• Background: Deadly Attacks in Iraq, PBS NewsHour, October 27, 2003
• Deadly Attacks in Iraq, PBS NewsHour, October 27, 2003
• Bloody day in Baghdad, dozens killed in car bombs, CNN, October 27, 2003

Notes and References

1. Web site: Up to 40 die in Baghdad attacks . the Guardian . 2003-10-27 . 2021-09-10 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20130827162900/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/oct/27/iraq . 27 August 2013.
2. Web site: Walt . Vivienne . Hellish start to holy month in Iraq / Suicide bombers coordinate attacks, hit Red Cross, cops . SFGATE . 2003-10-28 . 2021-09-10 . 10 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210910142210/https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Hellish-start-to-holy-month-in-Iraq-Suicide-2580479.php . live .
3. News: Berenson . Alex . Series of Suicide Bombings Plunge Iraqi Capital Into Chaos . The New York Times . 2003-10-27 . 2021-09-10 . 0362-4331 . 1 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230201174452/https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/27/international/middleeast/series-of-suicide-bombings-plunge-iraqi-capital.html . live .
4. Web site: Baghdad Bombings . CBS News . 27 October 2003 . 2021-09-10 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210512215335/https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/baghdad-bombing-27-10-03/ . 12 May 2021.
5. Web site: Iraq: Bombs on Red Cross and police kill 33 in Baghdad - Iraq . ReliefWeb . 27 October 2003 . live . 2021-09-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210910142206/https://reliefweb.int/report/iraq/iraq-bombs-red-cross-and-police-kill-33-baghdad . 10 September 2021.