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27 January 2012 Baghdad bombings
Part of Iraqi insurgency (post U.S. withdrawal)
LocationBaghdad, Iraq
Date27 January 2012 (UTC+3)
Attack typeCar bombing
Deaths32
Injured71
Iraqi insurgency
(2011–2013)
Timeline

indicates incidents resulting in over 100 deaths

At least 32 people were killed and 71 wounded in the 27 January 2012 Baghdad bombing. A suicide bomber targeting Shias detonated his vehicle at a funeral tent in Zaafaraniyah district in the south of Baghdad. The procession was being held for a local real estate broker who had been murdered by unidentified gunmen the previous day.

References

  1. ^ "Factbox – Security developments in Iraq, January 28". Thomson Reuters Foundation. Reuters. 28 January 2012. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  2. "Iraq suicide blast kills dozens in Baghdad". CBS News. Associated Press. 27 January 2012. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.


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