Bomb attack in Baghdad on July 3, 2016

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The bomb attack in Baghdad on July 3, 2016, in which official figures say 324 people lost their lives, took place in the Karrada district of Baghdad .

Sequence of events

When a car bomb exploded in a refrigerated truck shortly after midnight local time, some nearby houses and shops caught fire. At least 280 people were killed and more than 200 others injured. A large number of people were trapped in burning buildings after the explosion and burned alive. Many children were among the victims. About 50 corpses were burned in such a way that they can no longer be identified. The attack was aimed at the Shiite residents of the district, who did their shopping before the festival at the end of the fasting month of Ramadan . The IS committed itself to the act .

Another explosion in the Shiite district of Al-Shaab is said to have killed nine people and injured 11 others. So far it is unclear whether it was a bomb attack or an accident.

Nationalities of the victims
nationality dead Injured receipt
IraqIraq Iraq 280 over 200

Reactions

A few days earlier, the terrorist attack in Istanbul on June 28, 2016 and the hostage-taking in Dhaka on July 1, 2016 . In Baghdad it was the most momentous attack of 2016 to date.

The Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi appeared on the scene, but had to withdraw quickly from the angry crowd and stone throwing. The White House said it was on the side of the Iraqi people and would continue to fight IS. al-Abadi proclaimed a three-day state mourning for the victims.

Iraqi Interior Minister Mohammed al-Ghabban offered to resign after the serious attack.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif expressed his condolences to the families of the victims and the Iraqi government. He said: "We should not and do not want to rest until those behind the terror of Istanbul , Dhaka , and now Baghdad and their ideology have been defeated."

See also

Web links

Commons : Bomb attack in Baghdad on July 3, 2016  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ STANDARD Verlagsgesellschaft mbH: Attack in Baghdad: the number of dead rose to 324. Retrieved September 10, 2016 .
  2. ↑ Iraq's prime minister says victory over terrorists close. Press TV , July 3, 2016, accessed July 5, 2016 .
  3. ↑ Iraq: Baghdad bombing kills more than 200. Al Jazeera , July 4, 2016, accessed on July 5, 2016 (English).
  4. ↑ Baghdad blast killed 292, many burned alive. Daily Mail , July 7, 2016, accessed July 12, 2016 .
  5. ↑ Baghdad: IS kills dozens of people in bomb attack. Spiegel Online , July 3, 2016, accessed July 5, 2016 .
  6. ^ Baghdad bombing: Scores of people dead, dozens injured. Iraqi News, July 3, 2016, accessed July 5, 2016 .
  7. ↑ a b At least 131 dead after the bomb attack in Baghdad. Focus Online , accessed July 5, 2016 .
  8. ↑ a b IS murdered at least 119 people. N-tv , July 3, 2016, accessed July 5, 2016 .
  9. ↑ a b IS attack in Baghdad: residents throw stones at the prime minister's convoy. Spiegel Online, July 3, 2016, accessed July 5, 2016 .
  10. ↑ Iraq: Baghdad bombing kills more than 200. Al Jazeera , July 4, 2016, accessed on July 5, 2016 (English).
  11. ↑ Death Toll Rises to 142 From Baghdad Blast. Wall Street Journal , July 4, 2016, accessed July 5, 2016 .
  12. ↑ Iraqis want crackdown on 'sleeper cells' after huge Baghdad bomb. Reuters , July 4, 2016, accessed July 5, 2016 .
  13. ↑ Bom Baghdad Tewaskan 120 Orang, Iraq Umumkan Berkabung Nasional. Sindonews, July 4, 2016, accessed July 5, 2016 .
  14. ↑ http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/07/iraqi-minister-submits-resignation-baghdad-bombing-160705132556099.html
  15. ↑ واکنش توییتی ظریف به حوادث تروریستی اخیر در استانبول ، داکا و بغداد. ISNA , July 3, 2016, accessed July 5, 2016 (Persian).

Coordinates: 33 ° 17 ′ 54.5 "  N , 44 ° 25 ′ 11.6"  E