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| title = Mustansiriya University bombings |
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| partof = the [[Iraqi civil war (2006–2008)|Iraqi civil war]] |
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|location=[[Baghdad]], [[Iraq]] |
| location = [[Baghdad]], [[Iraq]] |
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|target=Students and staff at [[Mustansiriya University]] |
| target = Students and staff at [[Mustansiriya University]] |
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|date=January 16, 2007 |
| date = January 16, 2007 |
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|timezone=[[UTC]]+3 |
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|type=[[School bombing]]s, [[suicide attack]] and [[car bomb]]s |
| type = [[School bombing]]s, [[suicide attack]] and [[car bomb]]s |
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|fatalities=approx. 70 |
| fatalities = approx. 70 |
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|injuries=169 |
| injuries = 169 |
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| perps = Unknown |
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| motive = [[Anti-Shi'ism]] |
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The '''Mustansiriya University bombings''' was a series of bombing attacks at students and teachers at the largely [[Shiite]] [[Mustansiriya University]] in [[Baghdad]], [[Iraq]], on January 16, 2007. Some 70 people were killed and 169 were wounded.<ref>[http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/01/16/iraq.main/ Deaths top 100 in Baghdad bombings, shootings], CNN</ref> |
The '''Mustansiriya University bombings''' was a series of bombing attacks at students and teachers at the largely [[Shiite]] [[Mustansiriya University]] in [[Baghdad]], [[Iraq]], on January 16, 2007. Some 70 people were killed and 169 were wounded.<ref>[http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/01/16/iraq.main/ Deaths top 100 in Baghdad bombings, shootings] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071007103156/http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/01/16/iraq.main/ |date=2007-10-07 }}, CNN</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 07:10, 25 April 2024
| Mustansiriya University bombings | |
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| Part of the Iraqi civil war | |
| Location | Baghdad, Iraq |
| Date | January 16, 2007 (UTC+3) |
| Target | Students and staff at Mustansiriya University |
Attack type | School bombings, suicide attack and car bombs |
| Deaths | approx. 70 |
| Injured | 169 |
| Perpetrators | Unknown |
| Motive | Anti-Shi'ism |
The Mustansiriya University bombings was a series of bombing attacks at students and teachers at the largely Shiite Mustansiriya University in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 16, 2007. Some 70 people were killed and 169 were wounded.[1]
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References[edit]
- ^ Deaths top 100 in Baghdad bombings, shootings Archived 2007-10-07 at the Wayback Machine, CNN
External links[edit]
- Double bombing at university kills 60 in Baghdad Reuters
- Bombings Kill 60 at University In Baghdad Washington Post
- Baghdad university bombing kills 65 as U.N. reports 34,000 Iraqi civilians killed in '06 USA Today
- 3 Bombs Kill at Least 70 at University in Baghdad The New York Times
- Iraq: after university bombing, UNESCO urges Government to defend right to education United Nations
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