1 August 2007 Baghdad bombings | |
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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. |
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