1 August 2007 Baghdad bombings | |
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Location of Baghdad in Iraq | |
Location | Baghdad, Iraq |
Date | 1 August 2007 (UTC+3) |
Attack type | Suicide bomb and car bombs |
Deaths | 74 |
Injured | 60+ |
Perpetrators | Unknown: legal proceedings have not yet taken place. |
List of bombings during the Iraq War | |
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‡ indicates attacks resulting in over 100 deaths § indicates the deadliest attack in the Iraq War This list only includes major attacks.
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The 1 August 2007 Baghdad bombings occurred on 1 August 2007, when several suicide bombings and car bombings occurred in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq. In one of the attacks, a fuel tanker packed with explosives exploded near a petrol station in the suburb of Mansour. The bombing set fire to ten vehicles at the petrol station killing 50 and wounding 60 in and around the petrol station.
References
- "Scores killed in Baghdad blasts". Al Jazeera English. 1 August 2007. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 8 September 2007.
- "Car bombs kill dozens in Baghdad". BBC News. 1 August 2007. Archived from the original on 29 November 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- "Fuel tanker explosion kills 50 at Baghdad gas station". CNN. 1 August 2007. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
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