15 May 2007 Abu Sayda bombing

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Abu Sayda chlorine bombing
Location Abu Sayda, Diyala, Iraq
Date May 15, 2007 (UTC+3)
Attack type Iraqi chlorine bombing
Deaths 32-45
Injured Some 60

The Abu Sayda bombing was a chlorine bombing attack that occurred on May 15, 2007, in an open-air market in the Iraqi Diyala Governorate village of Abu Sayda.[1] The attack killed up to 45 people and wounded 60 more in the Shia village,[2] the highest death toll of all chlorine bombings in Iraq.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "'Chlorine bomb' hits Iraq village", BBC News, 2007-05-16. Retrieved on 2008-01-23. 
  2. ^ "Chlorine bomb blamed for up to 45 deaths in Iraqi Shia town", The Guardian, 2007-05-17. Retrieved on 2008-01-23.