1 August 2007 Baghdad bombings

1 August 2007 Baghdad bombings
Location of Baghdad in Iraq
LocationBaghdad, Iraq
Date1 August 2007 (UTC+3)
Attack type
Suicide bomb and car bombs
Deaths74
Injured60+
PerpetratorsUnknown: legal proceedings have not yet taken place.

The 1 August 2007 Baghdad bombings occurred on 1 August 2007, when several suicide bombings and car bombings occurred in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq.[1] In one of the attacks, a fuel tanker packed with explosives exploded near a petrol station in the suburb of Mansour. The bombing set fire to ten vehicles at the petrol station killing 50 and wounding 60 in and around the petrol station.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Scores killed in Baghdad blasts". Al Jazeera English. 1 August 2007. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 8 September 2007.
  2. ^ "Car bombs kill dozens in Baghdad". BBC News. 1 August 2007. Archived from the original on 29 November 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Fuel tanker explosion kills 50 at Baghdad gas station". CNN. 1 August 2007. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.


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