2005 Balad bombings

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2005 Balad bombings
Location Balad, Iraq
DateSeptember 29, 2005
Attack type
Suicide bombings
Deaths95
Injured100+

On September 29, 2005, three near-simultaneous car bombs exploded in Balad, Iraq. The bombs went off in a busy vegetable market, by a bank and by a police station. More than 95 were killed and 100 wounded. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Iraqi market struck by car bomb". 2005-09-30. Archived from the original on 2022-08-19. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  2. "Triple Iraq bombs 'kill dozens'". 2005-09-29. Archived from the original on 2022-08-19. Retrieved 2023-05-10.