December 2016 Baghdad market bombings

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December 2016 Baghdad bombings
Part of Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017)
Bombed out streets of Mosul. Northern Iraq, Western Asia. 18 November, 2016.jpg
Locational-Sinak market, Baghdad, Iraq
Date31 December 2016
WeaponsBomb
Deaths28
Injured50
PerpetratorIslamic State flag.svg Islamic State
No. of participants
2 attackers

The December 2016 Baghdad bombings was a pair of bomb blasts targeting a market during a rush hour in central Baghdad. The attack kills at least 28 people and another 50 were injured. [1] [2] [3]

References

  1. "A pair of bomb blasts targeting a market in central Baghdad kills at least 27". Al Jazeera. 31 December 2016. Archived from the original on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  2. "Bombings left at least 25 people dead and 50 others were injured in Iraq". Reuters. 31 December 2016. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  3. "Iraq Baghdad: 28 dead as twin bombs rip through market". BBC News. 31 December 2016. Archived from the original on 18 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2018.