Imam Hussein Mosque bombing

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April 14 Karbala suicide bombing
April 14 Karbala suicide bombing
Location of Karbala
Location Karbala, Iraq
Date April 14, 2007
Attack type Suicide car bombing
Deaths 42
Injured >160

The Imam Hussein Mosque bombing occurred on April 14, 2007 when a parked car loaded with explosives blew up at a busy bus station at midmorning in Karbala, Iraq. At least 42 people were killed and 160 were injured.

The station is about 200 yards from one of Shiite Muslims' holiest spots — the Imam Hussein shrine, where the Islamic prophet Muhammad's grandson is buried. At least 16 children were among the dead, said Interior Ministry spokesman, Brig. Gen. Abdul-Karim Khalaf. Iranian and Pakistani pilgrims were also among the casualties, hospital officials said.

Mourners swarmed ambulances, beating their chests and crying out in grief. Some stormed the Karbala governor’s office, demanding his resignation and blaming local authorities for lax security. Two police vehicles were set afire. A spokesman for a top Shiite cleric in Karbala, Mohammed Taqi al-Mudarsi, said three civilians were killed in clashes with police.[1]

 
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