March 2016 Hillah suicide truck bombing | |
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Part of Iraqi Civil War | |
![]() Location of Babil Governorate in Iraq | |
Location | Hillah, Babil Governorate, Iraq |
Coordinates | 33°23′20″N44°27′30″E / 33.38889°N 44.45833°E |
Date | March 6, 2016 |
Attack type | Mass murder Suicide attack Car bombing |
Weapons | Truck bombs |
Deaths | 60 |
Injured | 70 |
Perpetrators | ![]() |
The 2016 Hillah suicide truck bombing was a suicide bombing on March 6, 2016, that killed at least 60 people and another 70 were injured after ramming his explosives-laden truck into a security checkpoint at one of entrances to the Iraqi city of Hillah, south of Baghdad. The Islamic State (IS) claims responsibility for the attack. [1] [2] [3] [4]