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17 August 2010 Baghdad bombings
| 17 August 2010 Baghdad bombings | |
|---|---|
| Part of Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011) | |
| Location | Baghdad, Iraq |
| Date | 17 August 2010 7:30[1] and 21:30 – (UTC+3) |
| Target | Army recruits & Shias |
Attack type | Suicide bombing and Truck bombing |
| Deaths | 69+[2] |
| Injured | 169[2] |
| Perpetrators | Islamic State of Iraq[3] |
The 17 August 2010 Baghdad bombings were two attacks in Baghdad, Iraq. The first attack in the morning was when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives outside the Iraqi Army division headquarters on potential recruits to the army, some of whom had queued for hours prior to the bombings, that killed over 60 and wounded more than 100. The second attack took place in the evening when a fuel truck exploded in a Shia neighbourhood, killing 8 and wounding 44.
Islamic State of Iraq claimed the first of the two attacks.[3]
- ^ "Scores killed in attack on army recruitment centre". France24. 17 August 2010. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
- ^ a b Alfano, Sean (17 August 2010). "Suicide bomber targets Iraqi army recruits, at least 60 killed, 125 wounded in gruesome blast". Daily News. Archived from the original on 19 August 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Al-Qaeda 'claims' Baghdad attack". Al Jazeera. 20 August 2010. Archived from the original on 1 August 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
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