2009 Baghdad police recruitment centre bombing
Baghdad police recruitment centre bombing | |
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Location | Suicide bombings |
Weapons | Explosives |
Deaths | 28 |
Injured | 57 |
Perpetrators | 1–2 people per sources |
Participant | At least 1 |
The Baghdad police recruitment centre bombing was a suspected
According to a nearby police lieutenant there was a demonstration of about 100 oil employees at one intersection between the police recruitment building and the oil ministry. The bomb went off one hour after the demonstration had started and according to some sources the bomber had mingled with the crowd. The police believe that the bomb was remotely detonated, despite speculation regarding a bomber committing suicide. There were reports of a second bomb. Some reports suggest a motorcycle crashed into the crowd and the rider detonated explosives in a worn belt. Other reports claim that the explosives were worn in a vest. An eye-witness said that the police started discharging their firearms after the explosion, leading to the widespread belief that the explosions were merely cover for targeted killings within the crowd. Pick-up trucks were used to transport the casualties to hospital afterwards.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Baghdad police attack 'kills 28'". BBC News. 8 March 2009. Archived from the original on 16 March 2009. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
- ^ Santora, Marc (8 March 2009). "Suicide Attack Kills 28 in Baghdad". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 6 September 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2009.