At 8 am on 18 January 2004, a suicide bombing occurred in the Green Zone in Karkh, Baghdad, Iraq.[1][2][3] The bomber exploded a 500kg bomb in a Toyota pickup truck outside while in a queue of vehicles waiting to enter the main United States headquarters.[1][2][3] The attack killed 24 people, injured dozens of others and set cars on fire.[1][2][3]
18 January 2004 Baghdad bombing | |
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Part of the Iraq War | |
Location | Baghdad, Iraq |
Date | 18 January 2004 |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
Weapons | Bomb |
Deaths | 24 |
Injured | Unknown |
References edit
- ^ a b c Bomb survivors bloodied, deafened
- ^ a b c "Car bomb explodes in central Baghdad". NBC News. Archived from the original on 2022-11-02.
- ^ a b c Baghdad car bomb leaves 20 dead