6 March 2008 Baghdad bombing

6 March 2008 Baghdad bombing
LocationBaghdad, Iraq
Date6 March 2008 (UTC+3)
TargetKarrada
Attack type
Suicide bombing
Deaths68[1]
Injured120[1]
PerpetratorsUnknown

The 6 March 2008 Baghdad bombing was a suicide bombing attack on a shopping district in Baghdad, the capital city of Iraq, on 6 March 2008, killing 68 people and wounding 120.

The attack happened in the neighbourhood of Karrada. The attack consisted of a double bombing. A roadside bomb exploded at first and then, when the first responders and other civilians were rushing to help the wounded, a suicide bomber blew himself up.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Baghdad blast toll rises", Archived 5 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Al Jazeera (7 March 2008).