2007 Tal Afar bombings and massacre

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2007 Tal Afar bombings and massacre
Part of the Iraqi civil war
Location Tal Afar, Iraq
DateMarch 27, 2007 (UTC+3)
Attack type
suicide truck bombings and reprisal summary executions
Weapons Truck bombs
Deaths152
Injuredmore than 347
PerpetratorsUnknown
Motive Anti-Shi'ism

The 2007 Tal Afar bombings took place on March 27, 2007, when two truck bombs targeted Shia areas of the Turkmen town of Tal Afar, Iraq, killing 152 and wounding 347 people. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera". www.aljazeera.com. Archived from the original on 2007-06-18. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
  2. "Gunmen kill dozens in Iraqi town". 2007-03-28. Archived from the original on 2016-09-19. Retrieved 2023-05-09.