28 September 2008 Baghdad bombings

The 28 September 2008 Baghdad bombings were a series of bombings that occurred on 28 September 2008, killing a total of 32 and injuring 100. The first car bomb of the day was planted in a minibus and was detonated late in the afternoon in the Shurta neighbourhood of south Baghdad, killing 12. Shortly after, a car bomb detonated in a parking lot of a market in the nearby Hay al-Amil district killing one. Later in the evening, a third car bomb and a roadside bomb was detonated in the Karrada district killing 19 people dead and injuring 70.[1]

28 September 2008 Baghdad bombings
LocationBaghdad, Iraq
Date28 September 2008 (UTC+3)
TargetCivilian population
Attack type
Bombing
Car bombing
Deaths32
Injured100
Perpetratorsunknown

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References

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  1. ^ "'Many killed' in Iraq car bombing". BBC News. 12 September 2008. Archived from the original on 4 September 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.