Mustansiriya University bombings
| Mustansiriya University bombings | |
|---|---|
| Part of the School bombings, suicide attack and car bombs | |
| Deaths | approx. 70 |
| Injured | 169 |
| Perpetrators | Unknown |
| Motive | Anti-Shi'ism |
The Mustansiriya University bombings was a series of bombing attacks at students and teachers at the largely
Mustansiriya University in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 16, 2007. Some 70 people were killed and 169 were wounded.[1]
See also
- 2007 suicide bombings in Iraq
References
- ^ Deaths top 100 in Baghdad bombings, shootings Archived 2007-10-07 at the Wayback Machine, CNN
External links
- Double bombing at university kills 60 in Baghdad Reuters
- Bombings Kill 60 at University In Baghdad Washington Post
- Baghdad university bombing kills 65 as U.N. reports 34,000 Iraqi civilians killed in '06 USA Today
- 3 Bombs Kill at Least 70 at University in Baghdad The New York Times
- Iraq: after university bombing, UNESCO urges Government to defend right to education United Nations
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