November 2010 Baghdad bombings | |
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Location | Baghdad, Iraq |
Date | 2 November 2010 ( UTC+4) |
Weapons |
Car bombs roadside bombs |
Deaths | 113+ [1] [2] [3] |
Injured | 300+ |
The November 2010 Baghdad bombings were a series of attacks in Baghdad, Iraq that killed more than 110 people. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
At least 17 explosions occurred in the attacks, 48 hours after the 2010 Baghdad church massacre [12] where 58 people were killed by a suicide bomber in a Baghdad church. [13] While the Islamic State of Iraq did not officially claim responsibility for the attack, a U.S. military spokesperson alleged that ISI-affiliated fighters might have carried out the attacks. [14] The majority of the explosions occurred in populated areas, including near restaurants. [15] At least 15 were killed in one attack, in Sadr City.[ citation needed]