Location Baghdad, Iraq Attack type Suicide car bomb Perpetrators Unknown Total number of deaths 51 | Target Bus stop Non-fatal injuries 75 Start date June 17, 2008 | |
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The 17 June 2008 Baghdad bombing was a suicide car bomb attack on a bus stop in northern Baghdad, the capital city of Iraq, on 17 June 2008, killing 51 people and wounding 75.
The attack happened in the Shia neighbourhood of Hurriya. The explosion struck during the early evening rush hour, when the bus stop was crowded with waiting passengers.
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