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2005 Khanaqin bombings
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| 2005 Khanaqin bombings | |
|---|---|
| Location | Khanaqin, Iraq |
| Target(s) | 2 Shiite mosques |
| Date | November 18, 2005 (UTC+3) |
| Attack Type | Car bombs |
| Fatalities | 74 |
| Injuries | ca. 100 |
| Perpetrator(s) | Unknown |
| 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 |
2005 Khanaqin bombings were suicide attacks on two Shia mosques in Khanaqin, Iraq (near the Iranian border), on November 18, 2005.
The bombings killed at least 74 people and injured 100+. The bombers blew themselves up while hundreds of worshippers were attending Friday prayers, in what was being seen as an act of sectarian provocation. The town lies within a Kurdish-controlled area that has until then escaped much of the violence that has afflicted other parts of Iraq.