February 2007 Shorja market bombings

Shorja market bombings
Shorja market bombings
Location	Baghdad, Iraq
Date	12 February 2007 (UTC+3)
Attack type	Car bombing, fire
Deaths	76+
Injured	155-180
Perpetrators	Unknown

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]

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

^ 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.
^ "Dozens killed in Baghdad bombings". BBC News. 12 February 2007. Archived from the original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2007.
^ 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.
^ "Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera". www.aljazeera.com. Archived from the original on 18 June 2007. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
^ In the Islamic calendar, 11 days shorter than the Gregorian Calendar.
^ " Multiple bomb attack on Baghdad kills 76" Archived 3 April 2007 at the Wayback Machine, The Independent, 13 February 2007
^ 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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[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] "Dozens killed in Baghdad bombings". BBC News. 12 February 2007. Archived from the original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2007.

[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] "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] In the Islamic calendar, 11 days shorter than the Gregorian Calendar.

[6] " Multiple bomb attack on Baghdad kills 76" Archived 3 April 2007 at the Wayback Machine, The Independent, 13 February 2007

[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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