29 March 2007 Baghdad bombings

29 March 2007 Baghdad bombings
LocationBaghdad, Iraq
Date29 March 2007 (UTC+3)
TargetAl-Shaab market
Attack type
Suicide bombings
Deaths82[1]
Injured138
PerpetratorsUnknown: 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]

  1. ^ a b "Death toll rises to 82 from Baghdad blasts" Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine, AFP (Khaleej Times Online), 30 March 2007