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20 September Samarra attack

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Target
  
Sunni civilians

Non-fatal injuries
  
39

Date
  
20 September 2013

Total number of deaths
  
25

Weapons
  
Bombs

Suspected perpetrators
  
Islamic State of Iraq

Location
  
Samarra, Iraq

Suspected perpetrator
  
Islamic State of Iraq

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The 20 September 2013 Iraq attacks were a series of coordinated bombings and shootings across central and southern parts of Iraq that resulted in at least 25 people killed and dozens more injured. The biggest attack took place in Samarra, where a bomb hidden in the air-conditioning unit of a Sunni mosque was detonated, killing 18 and injuring 21 others.

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20 September Samarra attack Wikipedia