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2011 Basra bombings

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2011 Basra bombings
Part of Iraqi insurgency
LocationBasra, Iraq
Date24 November 2011 (UTC+3)
TargetCivilian population
Attack type
Roadside, motorcycle and a bomb
Deaths19+
Injured65+
PerpetratorsUnknown

The 2011 Basra bombings were three bombing attacks in a busy market in Basra, Iraq, on November 24, 2011, that killed at least 19 people and wounded at least 65 more.[1][2] The first bomb, concealed in a motorbike, exploded initially while the two other bombs exploded as security forces responded to the scene. As a result most of the casualties in the bombing were troops and policemen. It was the second triple bombing in Basra in just over three weeks. Ali al-Maliki, the head of the Basra provincial council security committee said, "The fingerprints of Baathists and al Qaeda are clear in these explosions."[3] The bombing took place one day before a major energy conference was due to take place.[4]

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  1. ^ "Bombs in Iraqi southern city of Basra kill 19". BBC. 24 November 2011. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  2. ^ "19 killed in Basra bomb attacks". Irish Times. 24 November 2011. Archived from the original on 29 November 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  3. ^ Aref Mohammed (24 November 2011). "Bombs in Iraq market kill 19, wound scores". U.S. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  4. ^ Rania El Gamal (16 December 2011). "Iraq oil security tested as U.S. forces withdraw". U.S. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.