2011 Basra bombings
2011 Basra bombings | |
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Part of Iraqi insurgency | |
Location | Basra, Iraq |
Date | 24 November 2011 (UTC+3) |
Target | Civilian population |
Attack type | Roadside, motorcycle and a bomb |
Deaths | 19+ |
Injured | 65+ |
The 2011 Basra bombings were three bombing attacks in a busy market in Basra, Iraq, on November 24, 2011, that killed at least 19 people and wounded at least 65 more.[1][2] The first bomb, concealed in a motorbike, exploded initially while the two other bombs exploded as security forces responded to the scene. As a result most of the casualties in the bombing were troops and policemen. It was the second triple bombing in Basra in just over three weeks. Ali al-Maliki, the head of the Basra provincial council security committee said, "The fingerprints of Baathists and al Qaeda are clear in these explosions."[3] The bombing took place one day before a major energy conference was due to take place.[4]
See also[]
- List of terrorist incidents, 2011
References[]
- ^ "Bombs in Iraqi southern city of Basra kill 19". BBC. 24 November 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "19 killed in Basra bomb attacks". Irish Times. 24 November 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ Reuters Editorial (2011-11-24). "Bombs in Iraq market kill 19, wound scores". U.S. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
- ^ Reuters Editorial (2011-12-16). "Iraq oil security tested as U.S. forces withdraw". U.S. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
Categories:
- 2011 murders in Iraq
- 21st-century mass murder in Iraq
- Mass murder in 2011
- Bombings in the Iraqi insurgency
- Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2011
- History of Basra
- November 2011 events in Asia