17 June 2008 Baghdad bombing
- 17 June 2008 Baghdad bombing
Infobox terrorist attack
title=17 June 2008 Baghdad bombing
location=Baghdad, Iraq
target=Bus stop
date=17 June 2008
time-begin=
time-end=
timezone=UTC+3
type=Car bomb
fatalities=51
injuries=75
susperps=Al-Qaeda in Iraq
perps=Unknown: legal proceedings have not yet taken place.
The 17 June 2008 Baghdad bombing was a car bomb attack on a bus stop in northern Baghdad, the capital city of Iraq, on 17 June 2008, killing 51 people and wounding 75.
The attack happened in the Shia neighbourhood of Hurriya. The explosion struck during the early evening rush hour, when the bus stop was crowded with waiting passengers.[ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7459842.stm "Baghdad bus stop bomb 'kills 51'"] , BBC News (17 June 2008).] ]References
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