14 September 2005 Baghdad bombings

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14 September 2005 Baghdad bombing
LocationBaghdad, Iraq
Date14 September 2005
TargetLabourers who gathered in Oruba Square
Attack type
Suicide bombings
Deaths182 [1] [2] [3] [4]
Injured679 [1] [2] [3] [4]
PerpetratorsUnknown

The 14 September 2005 Baghdad bombings were a series of more than a dozen terrorist attacks in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad.

The most deadly bombing occurred when a suicide car bomber detonated his vehicle in a crowd of construction workers who had gathered in Baghdad's Oruba Square looking for jobs. The attack, which occurred in the mainly Shia district of Kadhimiya, killed 112 people, and injured 160.

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References

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  3. 1 2 "Iraq suicide attacks kill dozens". 18 November 2005. Archived from the original on 30 September 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  4. 1 2 Baum, Matthew A; Groeling, Tim J (2009). War Stories: The Causes and Consequences of Public Views of War. Princeton University Press. ISBN   978-1400832187.