29 March 2007 Baghdad bombings
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| 29 March 2007 Baghdad bombings | |
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| Location | Baghdad, Iraq |
| Date | 29 March 2007 (UTC+3) |
| Attack type | Suicide bombings |
| Deaths | 82[1] |
| Injured | 138 |
| Perpetrator(s) | Unknown: legal proceedings have not yet taken place. |
| Suspected perpetrator(s) | Al Qaeda in Iraq |
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The 29 March 2007 Baghdad bombings was a March 29, 2007, double suicide attack on the al-Shaab market in a Shiite district of northeastern Baghdad.
The two bombers, wearing explosive vests, walked into the al-Shaab market as it was packed with shoppers and blew themselves up. The death toll eventually climbed to 82 killed and 138 people were also wounded.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Death toll rises to 82 from Baghdad blasts", AFP (Khaleej Times Online), 30 March 2007

