Imam Abbas Mosque bombing
- Imam Abbas Mosque bombing
Infobox terrorist attack
caption=Location of Karbala
title=Imam Abbas mosque bombing
location=Karbala, Iraq
target=Shiite pilgrims
date=April 28, 2007
type=Suicide car bomb
fatalities=68
injuries=162
The Imam Abbas mosque bombing occurred on April 28, 2007 when a suicide car bomb exploded in front of the Shia Abbas ibn Ali shrine in Karbala, Iraq.
At least 68 people and injured about 162 in the Iraqi city of Karbala. The bomb exploded near the golden-domed mosque. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6603905.stm BBC NEWS | Middle East | Bomb kills many in Iraq holy city ] ] Karbala is considered the second most important shrine city for the Shia. Security officials said the car bomb was parked near a cement barrier intended to keep traffic away from the Imam Abbas and Imam Hussein shrines, which draw thousands of Shiite pilgrims from Iran and other countries. [ [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L28634167.htm Reuters AlertNet - FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, April 28 ] ] [ [http://www.poststar.com/articles/2007/04/28/ap/headlines/d8opr0o86.txt U.S. Announces 9 Troop Deaths in Iraq] April 28, 2007] ]ee also
*2003 Karbala bombings
*2007 Karbala bombings
*Holy sites in Iraq
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