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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 |
| Target(s) | Bus station, road to hospital |
| Date | August 17, 2005 |
| Attack Type | car bombs |
| Fatalities | 43 |
| Injuries | 76 |
| Perpetrator(s) | Unknown: no one claimed responsibility |
| Bombings and terrorist attacks of the Iraq War |
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| Attacks with 80+ casualties in bold: Jordanian embassy – UN headquarters – Imam Ali Mosque – 1st Baghdad – Nasiriyah – Karbala – Irbil – Ashoura – Basra – Baqubah – Kufa – FOB Marez – 1st Al Hillah – Musayyib – 2nd Baghdad – 3rd Baghdad – Khanaqin – Al-Askari Mosque – Buratha Mosque – 1st Sadr City – 2nd Sadr City – 4th Baghdad – 5th Baghdad – 6th Baghdad – 7th Baghdad – 8th Baghdad – 2nd Al Hillah – Tal Afar |
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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