Abu Sayda chlorine bombing explained

Abu Sayda chlorine bombing
Location:Abu Sayda, Diyala, Iraq
Target:Village market
Date:15 May 2007
Timezone:UTC+3
Type:Iraqi chlorine bombing
Fatalities:32–45
Injuries:60

The Abu Sayda bombing was a chlorine car bombing attack that occurred on 15 May 2007, in an open-air market in the Iraqi Diyala Governorate village of Abu Sayda.[1] The attack killed up to 45 people and wounded 60 more in the Shia village,[2] the highest death toll of all chlorine bombings in Iraq. Iraqi and American military sources initially denied the use of chlorine.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: 'Chlorine bomb' hits Iraq village . BBC News . 16 May 2007 . 23 January 2008 .
  2. News: Chlorine bomb blamed for up to 45 deaths in Iraqi Shia town . The Guardian . 17 May 2007 . 23 January 2008 . London . Ian . Black.