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| 22 January 2007 Baghdad bombings | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Iraqi civil war | |
| Location | Bab Al-Sharqi market of Baghdad, Iraq |
| Date | 22 January 2007 12:00 – 17:00 (UTC+3) |
| Target | Shiite marketplace |
Attack type | Car bombs |
| Deaths | 88 |
| Injured | 160 |
| Perpetrators | Unknown: legal proceedings have not yet taken place. |
| Motive | Anti-Shi'ism |
The 22 January 2007 Baghdad bombings was a terrorist attack that occurred when two powerful car bombs ripped through the Bab Al-Sharqi market in central Baghdad, killing at least 88 people and wounding 160 others in one of the bloodiest days since the US invasion of Iraq.[1] The attack occurred two days after the start of the 10-day Shiite mourning period leading up to Ashura. It also coincided with the arrival of 3,200 additional troops into Baghdad as part of the Iraq War troop surge of 2007.[1]
- ^ a b "Scores killed in Iraq bloodshed". 22 January 2007. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.