17 August 2005 Baghdad bombings
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17 August 2005 Baghdad bombings | |
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Bombed buses at the Nahda bus station |
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Location | Baghdad, Iraq |
Date | August 17, 2005 |
Attack type | car bombs |
Deaths | 43 |
Injured | 76 |
Perpetrator(s) | no one claimed responsibility |
The 17 August 2005 Baghdad bombings was a terrorist attack that occurred when three powerful car bombs ripped through civilian targets in central Baghdad, killing 43 people and injuring 76.
Two of the blasts went off within 10 minutes of each other at 0800 (0400 GMT) at the busy Nahda bus station. The third blast happened on the road to a nearby hospital some 15 minutes later, just as victims of the first two attacks were being brought in.
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