1 August 2007 Baghdad bombings

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1 August 2007 Baghdad bombings
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Location of Baghdad in Iraq
Location Baghdad, Iraq
Date1 August 2007 (UTC+3)
Attack type
Suicide bomb and car bombs
Deaths74
Injured60+
PerpetratorsUnknown: legal proceedings have not yet taken place.

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. [1] 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 an around the petrol station. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Scores killed in Baghdad blasts". Al Jazeera English. 1 August 2007. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 8 September 2007.
  2. "Car bombs kill dozens in Baghdad". BBC News. 1 August 2007. Archived from the original on 29 November 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  3. "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.