17 August 2005 Baghdad bombings | |
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Location | Baghdad, Iraq |
Date | 17 August 2005 |
Target | bus station, road to hospital |
Attack type | car bombs |
Deaths | 43 |
Injured | 76 |
Perpetrators | no one claimed responsibility |
The 17 August 2005 Baghdad bombings was a terrorist attack that occurred when three powerful car bombs ripped through civilian targets in central Baghdad, killing 43 people and injuring 76.[1]