February 2007 Al-Saydiya market bombing

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Al-Saydiya market bombing
Part of the Iraqi civil war
LocationBaghdad, Iraq
Date3 February 2007 (UTC+3)
Target Al-Saydiya market
Attack type
Murder-suicide truck bombing
Weapons Truck bombs
Deaths135 [1]
Injured339
PerpetratorsUnknown
Motive Anti-Shi'ism

The February 2007 Al-Saydiya market bombing was the detonation of a large truck bomb in a busy market in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad. The suicide attack killed at least 135 people and injured 339 others. [1] The bomb, estimated to be about one ton in weight, brought down at least 10 buildings and coffee shops and obliterated market stalls in a largely Shi‘ite enclave less than a half-mile from the Tigris River. [2]

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Casualties and aftermath

The attacks killed at least 135 and injured 339 others, making it the deadliest attack since the Sadr City bombings of 23 November 2006. The blast was the worst of four massive bomb attacks in the preceding three weeks, all targeting dense Shi'ite areas in Baghdad and Al Hillah, including an attack on 22 January 2007 in another central Baghdad market that killed at least 88 and injured more than 160. [2] The same market was hit by a series of car bombs on 2 December 2006, which killed more than 50 people. After the explosion, the closest hospital was quickly overwhelmed with patients affected by the blast. [3] A Health Ministry official said the death toll was likely to rise significantly. The Iraqi Interior Ministry estimated that about 1,000 people had been killed throughout Iraq in the preceding week due to gunbattles, drive-by shootings and bomb attacks. [4]

Timing of the attacks

According to police, the attacker was driving a truck carrying food when the explosives detonated, destroying stores and stalls that had been set up in the busy outdoor Sadriyah market. Many people were looking to purchase food before a curfew scheduled for that evening; it is likely the suicide bombers planned this in order to cause maximum casualties. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Terror takes toll on market, vendors". The Washington Times. 7 February 2007. Archived from the original on 8 February 2007. Retrieved 7 February 2007.
  2. 1 2 Oppel, Jr., Richard A.; Qais Mizher (3 February 2007). "Dozens Killed in Baghdad Bombing". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2007.
  3. ↑ "121 Killed As Baghdad Market Obliterated". ABC news . 3 February 2007. Archived from the original on 5 February 2007. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Iraqi Interior Ministry estimates 1,000 killed in one week". CNN . 4 February 2007. Archived from the original on 6 February 2007. Retrieved 4 February 2007.
  5. ↑ Gamel, Kim (3 February 2007). "Suicide bomber kills 121 in Baghdad". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 3 February 2007.[ dead link ]

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