April 2010 Baghdad bombings
April 2010 Baghdad bombings | |
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Part of UTC +4) | |
Target | Mostly Shias |
Attack type | coordinated bomb detonations |
Deaths | 85+ |
Injured | 145+ |
Perpetrator | Unknown |
The April 2010 Baghdad bombings were a series of bomb attacks in Baghdad, Iraq that killed at least 85 people over two days.[1] Hundreds more were seriously wounded.[2]
The bombings
23 April attacks
On 23 April, over a two-hour time span, a wave of coordinated bombings hit
Five homemade
Continued violence
On 24 April, 13 additional people were killed when three bombs were detonated in Western Baghdad.[1][9] The three bombs, which were hidden in plastic bags, injured 25 additional people.[1] The three bombs exploded simultaneously in a billiard hall located in a mixed Sunni-Shiite neighbourhood.[1]
Perpetrators and aftermath
Iraqi Prime minister
After the attacks,
On Friday and Saturday, citizens of the Sadr City enclave of Baghdad took to the streets for at least six separate funeral processions.[1][10] Many of the victims were carried to the holy city of Najaf, 100 miles (160 kilometers) to the south.[10] Some of the mourners supported the idea of reviving the Mahdi Army. "They can provide security. The government cannot," remarked one citizen.[1]
See also
- List of terrorist incidents, 2010
- Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2010
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Jakes, Lara (24 April 2010). "Iraq bombings raise specter of Shiite militia". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 30 April 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
- ^ "Dozens killed in Baghdad in 'revenge al-Qaeda attacks'". BBC News. BBC. 23 April 2010. Archived from the original on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
- ^ Fordham, Alice (23 April 2010). "Wave of bombs in Baghdad kills 58". The Times. News International. Archived from the original on 30 May 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
- ^ Juhi, Bushra (23 April 2010). "Bombs kill 60 in Iraq days after al-Qaida killings". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 26 April 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "Five car bombs kill 58". The Sydney Mourning Herald. 25 April 2010. Archived from the original on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Mohammad, Muhanad (24 April 2010). "Bombings leave 56 people dead in Iraqi capital". Vancouver Sun. Reuters. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
- ^ a b c d Myers, Steven Lee; Adnan, Duraid (24 April 2010). "Bombs kill 69 as Iraq faces recount, al-Qaida threat". The New York Times and The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
- ^ James, Frank (23 April 2010). "Iraq Bombings Kill at Least 56 in Shiite Areas". NPR. Archived from the original on 26 April 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
- ^ Santana, Rebecca (24 April 2010). "6 killed by blasts in western Baghdad". Associated Press. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
- ^ a b "IShiites bury victims of Baghdad mosque bombings". Associated Press. 24 April 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2010.