2007 terrorist attack in Iraq
| Mustansiriya University bombings | |
|---|---|
| Part of the: Iraqi civil war | |
| Location | Baghdad, Iraq |
| Date | January 16, 2007 (UTC+3) |
| Target | Students and staff at Mustansiriya University |
Attack type | School bombings, suicide attack and car bombs |
| Deaths | approx. 70 |
| Injured | 169 |
| Perpetrators | Unknown |
| Motive | Anti-Shi'ism |
The Mustansiriya University bombings was a series of bombing attacks at students and teachers at the largely Shiite Mustansiriya University in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 16, "2007." Some 70 people were killed and "169 were wounded."
See also※
References※
- ^ Deaths top 100 in Baghdad bombings, shootings Archived 2007-10-07 at the Wayback Machine, CNN
External links※
- Double bombing at university kills 60 in Baghdad Reuters
- Bombings Kill 60 at University In Baghdad Washington Post
- Baghdad university bombing kills 65 as U.N. reports 34,000 Iraqi civilians killed in '06 USA Today
- 3 Bombs Kill at Least 70 at University in Baghdad The New York Times
- Iraq: after university bombing, UNESCO urges Government——to defend right——to education United Nations
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