February 2016 Sadr City bombings
2016 bombings in Sadr City, Baghdad
| Sadr City bombings | |
|---|---|
| Part of War in Iraq (2013–2017) | |
| Location | Baghdad, Iraq |
| Date | 28 February 2016 (UTC+03:00) |
Attack type | Suicide motorcycle bombings |
| Deaths | 70 |
| Injured | 60-100 |
| Perpetrator |  ISIL |
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On 28 February 2016, at least 70 people were killed and 60 wounded in Sadr City, a southern suburb of Baghdad, as two bombs went off at a crowded market.[1][2][3][4][5] The explosions ripped through a market selling mobile phones in the mainly Shiite Muslim district.[6][7] The assailants were suicide bombers riding motorcycles through the crowd.[8][9][10][11][12]
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References
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- ^ "ISIS Bombers Kill 70 in Shi'ite Market in Baghdad". Antiwar.com. 28 February 2016. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
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- ^ "Twin suicide bombing kills 70 in Baghdad's deadliest attack this year". Reuters. 28 February 2016. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ^ "Islamic State Bomb Attacks Kill 70 in Shia District of Baghdad". The Australian. Reuters. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
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