12_February_2007_Baghdad_bombings

February 2007 Shorja market bombings

February 2007 Shorja market bombings

2007 terrorist attack via car bombings in Shorja market, Baghdad, Iraq

Two car bombs exploded in Baghdad, Iraq at 12:20 on 12 February 2007 in the Shorja market district, killing 76 people, and injuring 155–180.[1][2]

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The explosions set market stalls, shops, and an adjoining 7-storey building on fire, causing further casualties, and local fire-crews struggled for hours to extinguish the flames.[3] The collapse of a building was also reported. The injured were taken to the nearby Al-Kindi hospital, which struggled to cope with the influx, and more casualties are expected from injuries.[4]

Al-Askari anniversary

The bombings happened during 15 minutes of state endorsed silence, to mark the anniversary[5] of the Al-Askari Mosque bombing in Samarra, which prompted heavy bloodshed. The Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was participating in a televised ceremony remembering the victims of the attack, and was speaking when the blasts occurred, only two miles away.[6] Al-Maliki had been calling for calm, unity and reconciliation,[7] and had said that the Iraqi Security Forces were regaining control of Iraq's security situation.

References

  1. [1]
    Sengupta, Kim (13 February 2007). "Multiple bomb attack on Baghdad kills 76". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 3 April 2007. Retrieved 2 April 2007.
  2. [2]
    "Dozens killed in Baghdad bombings". BBC News. 12 February 2007. Archived from the original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2007.
  3. [3]
    Cave, Damien (13 February 2007). "Two Markets Bombed in Central Baghdad, Killing at Least 67 and Wounding 155". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 26 November 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  4. [4]
    "Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera". www.aljazeera.com. Archived from the original on 18 June 2007. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  5. [5]
    In the Islamic calendar, 11 days shorter than the Gregorian Calendar.
  6. [6]
    " Multiple bomb attack on Baghdad kills 76" Archived 3 April 2007 at the Wayback Machine, The Independent, 13 February 2007
  7. [7]
    Howard, Michael (13 February 2007). "Silent prayers. Then the inferno". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2023.


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