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27 October 2003 Baghdad bombings
LocationBaghdad, Iraq
Date27 October 2003
TargetInternational Red Cross headquarters; 4 police stations
Attack type
Suicide car bombs
Deaths33 Iraqis[citation needed]
1 U.S. soldier[citation needed]
Injured224[citation needed]

The 27 October 2003 Baghdad bombings were a series of suicide car bombings targeting the Red Cross headquarters and four Iraqi police stations in Baghdad. The attacks killed 34 people and injured another 224.[1][2]

The bombings began at approximately 8:30 am. All occurred within about 45 minutes of each other, and were also set to occur on the first day of Ramadan.[3][4] Four suicide bombers died but the fifth and sixth, both Syrians, attempted to blow up a fourth police station, but had their plan foiled after their car apparently failed to explode. One was killed and the other was wounded by the Iraqi police and arrested. A grenade was set off by the Syrians, wounding one of themselves along with an officer.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Up to 40 die in Baghdad attacks". the Guardian. 27 October 2003. Archived from the original on 27 August 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  2. ^ Walt, Vivienne (28 October 2003). "Hellish start to holy month in Iraq / Suicide bombers coordinate attacks, hit Red Cross, cops". SFGATE. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  3. ^ Berenson, Alex (27 October 2003). "Series of Suicide Bombings Plunge Iraqi Capital Into Chaos". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Baghdad Bombings". CBS News. 27 October 2003. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Iraq: Bombs on Red Cross and police kill 33 in Baghdad - Iraq". ReliefWeb. 27 October 2003. Archived from the original on 10 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

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