29 March 2007 Baghdad bombings explained

29 March 2007 Baghdad bombings
Location:Baghdad, Iraq
Target:Al-Shaab market
Date:29 March 2007
Timezone:UTC+3
Type:Suicide bombings
Fatalities:82[1]
Injuries:138
Perps:Unknown: legal proceedings have not yet taken place.

The 29 March 2007 Baghdad bombings was a 29 March 2007, double suicide attack on the al-Shaab market in a Shiite district of northeastern Baghdad.

The two bombers, wearing explosive vests, walked into the Al-Shaab market as it was packed with shoppers and blew themselves up. The death toll eventually climbed to 82 killed and 138 people were also wounded.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?col=&section=focusoniraq&xfile=data/focusoniraq/2007/March/focusoniraq_March201.xml "Death toll rises to 82 from Baghdad blasts"