Target Civilian population Attack type Suicide attack | Non-fatal injuries 80 Start date February 12, 2011 Total number of deaths 48 | |
Suspected perpetrator Tanzim Qaidat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn People also search for October 2011 Baghdad bombings | ||
The 2011 Samarra bombing was an attack that took place in the city of Samarra on the 12 February 2011. A suicide bomber detonated an explosives vest at a bus depot at the entry to the city as Shia pilgrims gathered to commemorate the death of one of their 12 revered imams. The attacker infiltrated the crowd at a security checkpoint before detonating his explosives, killing 48 and injuring 80. Local officials blamed al-Qaeda in Iraq.
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