| Al Abbas mosque bombing | |
| Location: | Karbala, Iraq |
| Target: | Shia pilgrims |
| Date: | April 28, 2007 |
| Type: | Suicide car bomb |
| Fatalities: | 68 |
| Injuries: | 162-170 |
The 2007 Al Abbas mosque bombing occurred on April 28, 2007 when a suicide car bomb exploded in front of the al-‘Abbās Mosque in Karbala, Iraq.
at least 58 people and injured about 170 in the Iraqi city of Karbala.[1] The bomb exploded near the golden-domed mosque.[2] Karbala is considered the second most important shrine city for the Shia. Security officials said the car bomb was parked near a cement barrier intended to keep traffic away from the Imam Abbas and Imam Husayn shrines, which draw thousands of Shiite pilgrims from Iran and other countries.[3] [4]