Attack type Suicide bombings Suspected perpetrators Al Qaeda in Iraq Total number of deaths 82 | Target Al-Shaab market Non-fatal injuries 138 Start date March 29, 2007 | |
Perpetrators Unknown: legal proceedings have not yet taken place. Suspected perpetrator Tanzim Qaidat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn People also search for 26 July 2007 Baghdad market bombing | ||
The 29 March 2007 Baghdad bombings was a 29 March 2007, double suicide attack on the al-Shaab market in a Shiite district of northeastern Baghdad.
The two bombers, wearing explosive vests, walked into the al-Shaab market as it was packed with shoppers and blew themselves up. The death toll eventually climbed to 82 killed and 138 people were also wounded.
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