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2007 Tal Afar bombings and massacre
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| 2007 Tal Afar bombings and reprisal killings | |
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| Location | Tal Afar, Iraq |
| Date | March 27, 2007 (UTC+3) |
| Attack type | suicide attacks and reprisal summary executions |
| Deaths | 152 and 70 |
| Injured | more than 347 |
| Major terrorist attacks of the Iraq War |
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The 2007 Tal Afar bombings took place on March 27, 2007, when two truck bombs targeted Shia areas of the town of Tal Afar, Iraq, killing 152 and wounding 347 people.[1]
One suicide bomber lured victims to buy wheat loaded on his truck, then detonated it. A second truck bomb exploded in a used car lot.
After the bombings, gunmen, apparently Shia-affiliated policemen, roamed the town's Sunni neighbourhoods for two hours shooting at Sunni residents and homes. At least 70 people have been handcuffed and shot in the head.[2]
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