20 June 2010 Baghdad bombings were carried out by two suicide bombers outside Trade Bank of Iraq.[1] At least 26 people were killed and 50 people were injured when two suicide bombers drove their cars and exploded them simultaneously in front of the bank's headquarters in central Baghdad.[2] The two cars, each carrying 80 kilograms (180 lb) of ammonium nitrate exploded after striking the blast walls protecting the bank.[3]
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- ^ "Twin suicide car bombings in central Baghdad kill 26". BBC. 20 June 2010. Archived from the original on 20 June 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
- ^ Ali, Khalid; Williams, Timothy (20 June 2010). "Car Bombs Strike Second Major Iraq Bank". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 23 June 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
- ^ Mohammed, Muhnad; Rasheed, Ahmed (20 June 2010). "Suicide blasts kill 26 at Iraqi state-sector bank". Reuters. Archived from the original on 23 June 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
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