Target Multiple Non-fatal injuries 117 Start date February 1, 2010 Suspected perpetrator Al-Qaeda | Deaths approx 54 Suspected perpetrators Al-Qaeda Attack type Suicide attack | |
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The 1 February 2010 Baghdad Bombings was a suicide bombing in Baghdad Iraq which killed at least 54 people, and wounded another 100. The attack was aimed at a group of Shia pilgrims walking to a religious festival.
Attack
The female suicide bomber blew herself up at a rest stop along the route the pilgrims were taking to a Shia religious festival held in Karbala. The rest stop had a security search area, which is where the bomber detonated her explosives belt. There was a similar attack on the same pilgrims last year, which killed 40.
References
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