25 January 2010 Baghdad bombings | |
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Location | Baghdad, Iraq |
Date | 25 January 2010 (UTC+3) |
Attack type | Car bombs |
Deaths | 41 |
Perpetrators | Islamic State of Iraq[1] |
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On 25 January 2010, three suicide car bombs exploded in quick succession in central Baghdad, Iraq. At least 41 people were killed.[2] On 27 January 2010 the Islamic State of Iraq claimed responsibility for the attack.[3]
Details[]
The first explosion occurred around at 3:30 pm (1230 GMT). The second blast came just minutes later in the centre of the capital near the Green Zone, with the third close by soon after.[4]
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References[]
- ↑ [1][dead link]
- ↑ "Three blasts rock central Baghdad". Al Jazeera. 25 January 2010. http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/01/201012512552630141.html. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
- ↑ [2][dead link]
- ↑ "Three deadly blasts rip through downtown Baghdad". France 24. 25 January 2010. Archived from the original on 28 January 2010. http://web.archive.org/web/20100128222730/http://www.france24.com/en/20100125-three-massive-blasts-rip-through-downtown-baghdad. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
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