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36°12′25″N 37°08′51″E / 36.20694°N 37.14750°E / 36.20694; 37.14750
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October 2012 Aleppo bombings
Part of Syrian Civil War
Location Aleppo, Syria
Date3 October 2012
08:00 ( UTC+3)
Target Saadallah Al-Jabiri Square
and the nearby areas
Attack type
3 suicide car bombs
Deaths40 (mostly civilians)
Injured122

On 3 October 2012, three suicide car bombs exploded at the eastern corner of the Saadallah Al-Jabiri Square, killing 40 people. At least 122 people were reported injured. The bombs targeted an officers' club, nearby buildings of the Touristic Hotel, the historic "Jouha Café" and the Mirage Hotel near Bab Jnen. Both hotels and the surrounding buildings suffered extensive damage while the Jouha café was destroyed. A small building within the officers' club was also ruined. [1]

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36°12′25″N 37°08′51″E / 36.20694°N 37.14750°E / 36.20694; 37.14750