Target Shia pilgrims Non-fatal injuries 86 Date 30 April 2016 Total number of deaths 38 | Weapons Bombs Motive Terror Location Baghdad, Iraq Attack type Suicide attack | |
Perpetrator Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Similar 2015 Sana'a mosque b, Curtis Culwell Center att, July 2016 Kabul bombing, 2016 Würzburg train attack, 2016 Ansbach bombing | ||
At least 38 people were killed and 86 others wounded, as a result of two car bombings, in Iraq's capital of Baghdad. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claimed responsibility for the attack.
Bombing
On 30 April 2016, a car exploded in southeastern Baghdad, targeting Shia pilgrims, walking to the Kadhimiyah shrine. It resulted in at least 38 deaths and 86 other wounded, according to local police officials. Numbers may still increase. However, other government security officials suggested, the target was an open-air market.
References
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