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2004 Karbala and Najaf bombings

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Deaths
  
60

Non-fatal injuries
  
unknown

Location
  
Najaf and Karbala, Iraq

Date
  
19 December 2004 (UTC+3)

Target
  
Funeral procession, Imam Ali Mosque

Attack type
  
Suicide attacks/car bombs

The 19 December 2004 Karbala and Najaf bombings were car bombings that tore through a funeral procession in Najaf and through the main bus station in nearby Karbala—two Shiite holy cities. At least 60 people were killed.

Perpetrators

Zarqawi's group Tanzim Qaidat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn ('al-Qaeda in Iraq') claimed that the group is not responsible for these attacks.

References

2004 Karbala and Najaf bombings Wikipedia