Mustansiriya University bombings
| 16 January 2007 Baghdad Mustansiriya University bombing | |
|---|---|
| Location | Baghdad, Iraq |
| Date | January 16, 2007 (UTC+3) |
| Target | Students and staff at Mustansiriya University |
Attack type | School bombings, suicide attack and car bombs |
| Deaths | approx. 70 |
| Injured | 169 |
The Mustansiriya University bombings was a series of bombing attacks at students and teachers at the largely Shiite 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[]
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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