| January 2017 Baghdad bombings | |
|---|---|
| Part of War in Iraq | |
  BaghdadBaghdad (Iraq) | |
| Location | Baghdad, Iraq |
| Date | 2 January 2017 (2017-01-02) |
| Target | Shiite civilians |
| Attack type | car bombings, IEDs |
| Weapons | Car bombs |
| Deaths | At least 56 |
| Injured | At least 120-122 |
| Perpetrators |  ISIS |
| War in Iraq (2013–2017) | |
|---|---|
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On January 2, 2017, at least three suicide car bombings took place in a Shia Muslim eastern district of Sadr City, as well as behind the Kindi and Imam Ali hospitals, killing 56 people and injuring more than 120 others. Haider al-Abadi, Iraq's prime minister, had informed in a news conference that the suicide bombing, in Sadr City's busy market, was operated by the suicide bomber who detonated a vehicle with explosives. The bomber had pretended to hire day labourers in the market; once labourers gathered near the vehicle, the vehicle was detonated by him. The French President François Hollande was in the city during the attacks.
Responsibility
The jihadist group Islamic State claimed the responsibility of attacks, with a targeted attack on a "gathering of Shia".
References
- ^ "Suicide Bombing in Baghdad Kills at Least 36". The New York Times. 2 January 2017. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- "Série d'attentats suicides à Bagdad, au moins 71 morts". Conflits-FR. 2017-01-02. Archived from the original on 2017-01-03. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
- "UPDATED: Islamic State claims blast in Baghdad's Sadr City, 2 bombs ensue". Iraqi News. 2 January 2017. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- "IS conflict: Baghdad suicide car bomb blast kills 35". BBC News. 2 January 2017. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
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