2005 Al Hillah bombing
| 2005 Al Hillah bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of Al Hillah, Iraq | |
| Date | February 28, 2005 |
| Target | Iraqi police recruiting center |
Attack type | Suicide car bomb |
| Deaths | 127 |
| Injured | Hundreds |
| Perpetrator | Raed Mansour al-Banna |
The Al Hillah bombing killed 127 people, chiefly men lining up to join the
Al Hillah, Iraq
.
The bombing caused a worsening of Iraqi-Jordanian diplomatic relations after it was learned that suicide bomber, Raed Mansour al-Banna, had come from Jordan. Banna's family in Jordan gave him a heroic funeral, angering many Iraqi Shia. Thousands protested outside the Jordanian embassy in Baghdad and demanded it close, and the dispute led to both countries recalling their respective ambassadors.[1]
Al-Banna had earlier tried to enter the United States in July 2003, although he was turned away at
O'Hare Airport as he possessed "multiple terrorist risk factors".[2]
References
- ^ Iraq-Jordan Dispute Deepens; Diplomats Recalled in Aftermath of Suicide Bombing[dead link]
- ^ Temple-Raston, Dina. The Jihad Next Door: The Lackawanna Six and Rough Justice in the Age of Terror, 2007
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