27 January 2012 Baghdad bombing

At least 32 people were killed and 71 wounded in the 27 January 2012 Baghdad bombing. A suicide bomber targeting Shias detonated his vehicle at a funeral tent in Zaafaraniyah district in the south of Baghdad. The procession was being held for a local real estate broker who had been murdered by unidentified gunmen the previous day.[1][2]

27 January 2012 Baghdad bombings
Part of Iraqi insurgency (post U.S. withdrawal)
LocationBaghdad, Iraq
Date27 January 2012 (UTC+3)
Attack type
Car bombing
Deaths32[1]
Injured71[1]

References

  1. "Factbox – Security developments in Iraq, January 28". Reuters. Thomson Reuters Foundation. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  2. "Iraq suicide blast kills dozens in Baghdad". CBS News. AP. 27 January 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2017.

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