2009 Kirkuk bombing

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2009 Kirkuk bombings
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Location of Kirkuk in Iraq
Location Kirkuk, Iraq
Date30 June 2009 (UTC+3)
Attack type
Suicide bombing and car bomb
Deaths40 [1]
Injured136 [1]
PerpetratorsUnknown

The 2009 Kirkuk bombing was a suicide car bomb attack that occurred on June 30, 2009, in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk. The bombing killed 40 people and injured up to 100. [1]

The bomb, which exploded in a crowded district came as U.S. troops were leaving major urban cities in Iraq. [2]

Shortly after the attack, a Peshmerga brigade seized a car loaded with 250 kg of TNT. The explosives were being transported from Kirkuk to Sulaymaniyah. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kirkuk bombed amid US pullout". Al-Jazeera. 1 July 2009. Archived from the original on 4 August 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
  2. Hogr (1 July 2009). "Suicide explosion in Kirkuk leaves 20 dead, 40 injured". Patriotic Union of Kurdistan. Archived from the original on 29 July 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
  3. Halgord (1 July 2009). "Sulaimani Brigade seizes car loaded with 250kg of TNT". Patriotic Union of Kurdistan. Archived from the original on 29 July 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
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