A suicide bomber killed at least 42 people[1] in Karbala on 14 April and injured more than 160.[2] The attacker detonated explosives at a crowded bus station in the city close to a shrine holy to Shia Muslims, at around 09:15.
Imam Abbas Mosque bombingedit
A car bomb exploded in front of the ShiaAbbas ibn Ali shrine on 28 April. The bomb killed at least 68 people and injured about 170 in the Iraqi city of Karbala. The bomb exploded near the golden-domed mosque.[1] Karbala is considered the second most important shrine city for the Shia. Security officials said the car bomb was parked near a cement barrier intended to keep traffic away from the Imam Abbas and Imam Hussein shrines, which draw thousands of Shiite pilgrims from Iran and other countries.[3]
2007, karbala, mosque, bombings, some, this, article, listed, sources, reliable, please, help, improve, this, article, looking, better, more, reliable, sources, unreliable, citations, challenged, removed, april, 2021, learn, when, remove, this, message, 2007, . Some of this article s listed sources may not be reliable Please help improve this article by looking for better more reliable sources Unreliable citations may be challenged and removed April 2021 Learn how and when to remove this message The 2007 Karbala bombings refer to a series of bombings in Karbala Iraq in April 2007 Imam Hussein Mosque bombingPart of Iraqi civil warLocationKarbala IraqDate14 April 2007TargetShiite pilgrimsAttack typesuicide bombingDeaths42Injured gt 160MotiveAnti Shi ism Imam Abbas mosque bombingPart of Iraqi civil warLocationKarbala IraqDateApril 28 2007TargetShiite pilgrimsAttack typesuicide car bombDeaths68Injured gt 162AccusedAnti Shi ism Contents 1 Imam Hussein Mosque bombing 2 Imam Abbas Mosque bombing 3 See also 4 ReferencesImam Hussein Mosque bombing editA suicide bomber killed at least 42 people 1 in Karbala on 14 April and injured more than 160 2 The attacker detonated explosives at a crowded bus station in the city close to a shrine holy to Shia Muslims at around 09 15 Imam Abbas Mosque bombing editA car bomb exploded in front of the Shia Abbas ibn Ali shrine on 28 April The bomb killed at least 68 people and injured about 170 in the Iraqi city of Karbala The bomb exploded near the golden domed mosque 1 Karbala is considered the second most important shrine city for the Shia Security officials said the car bomb was parked near a cement barrier intended to keep traffic away from the Imam Abbas and Imam Hussein shrines which draw thousands of Shiite pilgrims from Iran and other countries 3 See also edit2003 Karbala bombings 2004 Ashura bombings in IraqReferences edit a b Bomb kills many in Iraq holy city 2007 04 28 Archived from the original on 2012 04 03 Retrieved 2023 05 09 Suicide attack on Iraqi holy city 2007 04 14 Archived from the original on 2023 04 14 Retrieved 2023 05 09 U S Announces 9 Troop Deaths in Iraq permanent dead link April 28 2007 This massacre related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This Iraqi history related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2007 Karbala mosque bombings amp oldid 1219944230, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
