2005 Musayyib Bombing
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| 2005 Musayyib bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of Iraqi insurgency (2003–2006) in Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011) | |
| Location | Musayyib, Iraq |
| Date | July 16, 2005 |
| Target | Marketplace |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
| Deaths | 100 |
| Injured | 150 |
| Perpetrators | Unknown |
The 2005 Musayyib bombing was a suicide attack on a marketplace in Musayyib, Iraq, a town 35 miles south of Baghdad on July 16, 2005.
The attacker had detonated his explosive belt in a crowded marketplace, where hundreds of people had come to shop and mingle after the day's stifling heat subsided. The attack happened as a tanker containing cooking gas was passing, triggering an inferno that destroyed dozens of buildings, including a nearby Shia mosque where worshipers were emerging from evening prayers.
References
- ^ "Iraq suicide bombings kill 99". CNN. 18 July 2005. Archived from the original on 31 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ "MUSAYYB". 2007-06-02. Archived from the original on 2007-06-02. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- ^ Sarhan, Andy Mosher and Saad (2005-07-18). "Death Toll Rises to 100 in Suicide Blast in Iraq". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
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