Location Baghdad, Iraq Non-fatal injuries 120 Total number of deaths 68 | Target Karrada Start date March 6, 2008 Attack type Suicide attack | |
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The 6 March 2008 Baghdad bombing was a suicide bombing attack on a shopping district in Baghdad, the capital city of Iraq, on 6 March 2008, killing 68 people and wounding 120.
The attack happened in the neighbourhood of Karrada. The attack consisted of a double bombing. A roadside bomb exploded at first and then, when the first responders and other civilians were rushing to help the wounded, a suicide bomber blew himself up.
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