March 2016 Hillah suicide truck bombing

March 2016 Hillah suicide truck bombing
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 / 33.38889; 44.45833
Date	March 6, 2016
Attack type	Mass murder Suicide attack Car bombing
Weapons	Truck bombs
Deaths	60
Injured	70
Perpetrator	Islamic State

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]}

See also

• 2005 Al Hillah bombing
• 2007 Al Hillah bombings
• 2014 Hillah bombing
• November 2016 Hillah suicide truck bombing
• List of terrorist incidents, January–June 2016

References

1. "A truck bomb killed 60 people in Iraq". Al Jazeera English. 6 March 2016. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
2. "60 people die in Iraq suicide truck bombing". BBC News. 6 March 2016. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
3. "Suicide truck bombing left 60 dead in Iraq". Reuters. 6 March 2016. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
4. "Suicide truck bombing killed 60 people in Hillah". The New York Times. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.