1 August 2007 Baghdad bombings

1 August 2007 Baghdad bombings

Location of Baghdad in Iraq
Location Baghdad, Iraq
Date 1 August 2007 (UTC+3)
Attack type
Suicide bomb and car bombs
Deaths 74
Non-fatal injuries
60+
Perpetrators Unknown: 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 exploded near a petrol station in the suburb of Mansour, killing 50 people.[2]

References

  1. "Scores killed in Baghdad blasts". Al Jazeera English. 1 August 2007. Retrieved 8 September 2007.
  2. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6925487.stm

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