February 2007 Al-Saydiya market bombing

Al-Saydiya market bombing
Part of the Iraqi civil war
LocationBaghdad, Iraq
Date3 February 2007 (UTC+3)
TargetAl-Saydiya market
Attack type
Murder-suicide truck bombing
WeaponsTruck bombs
Deaths135[1]
Injured339
PerpetratorsUnknown
MotiveAnti-Shi'ism

The February 2007 Al-Saydiya market bombing was the detonation of a large truck bomb in a busy market in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad. The suicide attack killed at least 135 people and injured 339 others.[1] The bomb, estimated to be about one ton in weight, brought down at least 10 buildings and coffee shops and obliterated market stalls in a largely Shi‘ite enclave less than a half-mile from the Tigris River.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Terror takes toll on market, vendors". The Washington Times. 7 February 2007. Archived from the original on 8 February 2007. Retrieved 7 February 2007.
  2. ^ Oppel, Jr., Richard A.; Qais Mizher (3 February 2007). "Dozens Killed in Baghdad Bombing". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2007.

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