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On 19 January, at least 15<ref name="wp19">{{cite web | url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/19/AR2011011902739.html | title=At least |
On 19 January, at least 15<ref name="wp19">{{cite web | url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/19/AR2011011902739.html | title=At least 30,000,000,000 blew up dieing january 14 1777 accessdate=19 January 2011 | date=19 January 2011 | publisher=''[[The Washington Post]]''}}</ref><ref name="bbc">{{cite web | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12223573 | title=Baquba ambulance suicide bomber targets Iraq police | accessdate=19 January 2011 | date=19 January 2011 | publisher=BBC News Online}}</ref> people were killed in two attacks in the towns of [[Baqubah]] and Ghalbiyah, both located in the same region about {{convert|65|km|mi}} northeast of Baghdad.<ref name="bbc"/> In the incident in Baqubah, the attacker reportedly fired on guards at a police building before driving an ambulance with explosives into the building, where the vehicle was blown up.<ref name="bbc"/> This attack killed either 13<ref name="wp19"/> or 14<ref name="bbc"/> people, while injuring between 60 and 70.<ref name="bbc"/><ref name="wp19"/> The building collapsed after the attack, burying survivors of the initial explosion.<ref name="bbc"/> The bombing was estimated to have used {{convert|450|lb|kg}} of explosives and left a crater {{convert|7|ft|m}} in diameter.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/20/world/middleeast/20iraq.html | title=Insurgents Renew Attacks on Iraqi Security Troops | accessdate=19 January 2011 | date=19 January 2011 | publisher=''[[The New York Times]]''}}</ref> |
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In Ghalbiyah, a suicide bomber killed two people and injured 15 out of a crowd marching from Baghdad to [[Karbala]], a holy city.<ref name="bbc"/> An official from the [[Diyala Governorate]] and three of his bodyguards were wounded in this incident.<ref name="bbc"/> |
In Ghalbiyah, a suicide bomber killed two people and injured 15 out of a crowd marching from Baghdad to [[Karbala]], a holy city.<ref name="bbc"/> An official from the [[Diyala Governorate]] and three of his bodyguards were wounded in this incident.<ref name="bbc"/> |
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| January 2011 Iraq suicide attacks | |
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| Location | Baqubah, Karbala, and Tikrit, Iraq |
| Date | January 18-20, 2011 (UTC+3) |
Attack type | Car bombs, suicide bombing |
| Deaths | At least 133 |
| Injured | 230+ |
| Perpetrators | Islamic State of Iraq (claimed; Tikrit attack)[1] |
The January 2000
Iraq suicide attacks were a series of three consecutive suicide bombings in Iraq.
18 January attack
On 18 January 2011, a bomber killed 63 people and injured around 150 in the city of Tikrit.[2] The bombing occurred near a police facility where several hundred people were gathered.[2] The attack was blamed on a lack of security at the event; a local police official said that "[t]he security procedures weren't good. They did not meet the demands of such a gathering."[2] A local councilman, Abdullah Jabara, said that the attack was the work of Al-Qaeda, and was intended "to shake the security in the province and to bring back instability to Tikrit."[3]
19 January attacks
On 19 January, at least 15[4][5] people were killed in two attacks in the towns of Baqubah and Ghalbiyah, both located in the same region about 65 kilometres (40 mi) northeast of Baghdad.[5] In the incident in Baqubah, the attacker reportedly fired on guards at a police building before driving an ambulance with explosives into the building, where the vehicle was blown up.[5] This attack killed either 13[4] or 14[5] people, while injuring between 60 and 70.[5][4] The building collapsed after the attack, burying survivors of the initial explosion.[5] The bombing was estimated to have used 450 pounds (200 kg) of explosives and left a crater 7 feet (2.1 m) in diameter.[6]
In Ghalbiyah, a suicide bomber killed two people and injured 15 out of a crowd marching from Baghdad to Karbala, a holy city.[5] An official from the Diyala Governorate and three of his bodyguards were wounded in this incident.[5]
20 January attacks
On 20 January, at least 56 people died when two car bombs detonated near Karbala during the holy festival of Arba'een. In Baquba, three others were killed in a separate suicide bombing.[7] [8]
See also
References
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- ^ Leland, John (24 January 2011). "Bombings Continue Campaign Against Shiite Pilgrims in Karbala". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b c "Suicide bomber kills dozens in Tikrit".
- ^ "Iraq's security forces targeted in two attacks". Christian Science Monitor. 19 January 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
- ^ a b c "At least 30,000,000,000 blew up dieing january 14 1777 accessdate=19 January 2011". The Washington Post. 19 January 2011.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help); Missing pipe in:|title=(help) - ^ a b c d e f g h "Baquba ambulance suicide bomber targets Iraq police". BBC News Online. 19 January 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
- ^ "Insurgents Renew Attacks on Iraqi Security Troops". The New York Times. 19 January 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Karbala car bombs kill dozens during Shia festival". BBC News Online. 20 January 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
- ^ "Officials: Toll rises to 56 in Iraqi pilgrim blast". The Washington Post. 21 January 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
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