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17 June 2008 Baghdad bombing

17 June 2008 Baghdad bombing

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The 17 June 2008 Baghdad bombing was a suicide car bomb attack on a bus stop in northern Baghdad, the capital city of Iraq, on 17 June 2008, killing 51 people and wounding 75.

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The attack happened in the Shia neighbourhood of Hurriya. The explosion struck during the early evening rush hour, when the bus stop was crowded with waiting passengers.[1]

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    "Baghdad bus stop bomb 'kills 51'". 17 June 2008. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2023.


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