Al-Kazimiyya Mosque bombing | |
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Part of War in Iraq (2013–2017) | |
Location | Kadhimiya, Baghdad, Iraq |
Coordinates | 33°20′N44°26′E / 33.33°N 44.43°E |
Date | 30 April 2016 |
Target | Shia pilgrims |
Attack type | Suicide car bombing |
Weapons | Bombs |
Deaths | 38 [1] |
Injured | 86 [1] |
Perpetrator | ISIL |
Motive | Terror |
On 30 April 2016, at least 38 people were killed and 86 others wounded, as a result of two car bombings in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claimed responsibility for the attack. [2] [1]
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