2009 Taza bombing

20 June 2009 Taza bombing
Taza is located in Iraq
Taza
Taza
The attack occurred in Taza, Iraq.
LocationTaza, Iraq
Coordinates35°18′12″N 44°19′51″E / 35.30333°N 44.33083°E / 35.30333; 44.33083
Date20 June 2009 (2009-06-20)
TargetShia Muslims
Attack type
Suicide attack
(Remote detonation possible)
WeaponsExplosives
Deaths73[1][2]
Injured254[1]
MotiveAnti-Shi'a sentiment

The 20 June 2009 Taza bombing was an attack which took place in Taza near Kirkuk, Iraq on 20 June 2009 in a dominant Shia Turkmen community. At least 73 people[2][3][4] were killed and over 200 more were injured.[1] Thirty homes were destroyed in the bombing.[1]

The bombing was the worst attack in Iraq since March 2008,[5] even worse than the twin 23 April 2009 Iraqi suicide attacks in Baghdad and Muqdadiyah.[6]

  1. ^ a b c d "67 killed in Iraq mosque bombing". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 20 June 2009. Archived from the original on 21 June 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Iraq bombing death toll rises to 73". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 21 June 2009. Archived from the original on 23 February 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
  3. ^ "Death toll from bombing in Iraq reaches 73". Irish Independent. 21 June 2009. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
  4. ^ "Death toll from Kirkuk blast rises to 73; UK names 2 hostages killed". The Jordan Times. 21 June 2009. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Suicide truck bomber kills dozens in northern Iraq was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Truck Bomb Kills Dozens in Northern Iraq was invoked but never defined (see the help page).