Al-Faqma ice cream parlor bombing

Al-Faqma ice cream parlor bombing
Al-Faqma ice cream parlor bombing
	Al-Faqma ice cream parlor Al-Faqma ice cream parlor (Baghdad)
Location	Baghdad, Iraq
Date	30 May 2017
Deaths	26-30+
Injured	40+
Perpetrator	ISIS

On 30 May 2017, an ice cream parlor in Karrada district of Baghdad, Iraq was attacked by an ISIS suicide bomber, killing at least 26 people.^[1]^[2]

Attack

The bombing took place shortly after midnight, when the car bomb that was parked near the ice cream shop detonated. Islamic state have said the blast targeted Shia followers.^[1]

The bombing occurred during Ramadan and was timed to target families going out for ice cream after iftar.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ ^a ^b "Iraq conflict: Baghdad ice cream parlour hit by suicide attack". BBC. 30 May 2017. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
^ "Three suicide blasts send Iraq death toll to 42". Inquirer.net. 31 May 2017. Archived from the original on 31 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.

[:0-1] "Iraq conflict: Baghdad ice cream parlour hit by suicide attack". BBC. 30 May 2017. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2017.

[2] "Three suicide blasts send Iraq death toll to 42". Inquirer.net. 31 May 2017. Archived from the original on 31 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.

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