9 September 2016 Baghdad bombings

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9 September 2016 Baghdad bombings
Part of Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017)
Locational-Nakheel Mall, Rasafa, Baghdad, Iraq
Date9 September 2016 (UTC+03)
Target Iraqi Shias
Attack type
Car bombing, suicide bombing
Deaths40+
Injured60+
PerpetratorAQMI Flag asymmetric.svg  ISIS
Motive Anti-Shiism

The 9 September 2016 Baghdad bombings occurred just before midnight on Friday, 9 September 2016. Twin suicide bombings occurred at the al-Nakheel Mall in Palestine Street, in eastern Baghdad. A car rigged with explosives detonated at the car park of the mall and an assailant blew up his car in a busy street outside shortly afterwards. At least 40 people were killed and 60 wounded. [1] [2] The bombings were later claimed by Islamic State. The Amaq News Agency, which supports Islamic State, said that the bombers targeted "a gathering of Shi'ites". [3] [4]

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