The 1 February 2010 Baghdad Bombings was a suicide bombing in Baghdad Iraq which killed at least 54 people, and wounded another 100.
The attack was aimed at a group of Shia pilgrims walking to a religious festival.
1 February 2010 Baghdad bombing | |
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Part of Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011) | |
Location | Baghdad, Iraq |
Date | 1 February 2010 11.45 am – (UTC+3) |
Target | Multiple |
Attack type | Suicide Bomber |
Deaths | approx 54 |
Injured | 117 |
Perpetrators | Unknown |
Motive | Anti-Shi'ism |
The female suicide bomber blew herself up at a rest stop along the route the pilgrims were taking to a Shia religious festival held in Karbala. The rest stop had a security search area, which is where the bomber detonated her explosives belt. There was a similar attack on the same pilgrims last year, which killed 40.
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