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27 January 2012 Baghdad bombings
Part of Iraqi insurgency (post U.S. withdrawal)
LocationBaghdad, Iraq
Date27 January 2012 (UTC+3)
Attack type
Car bombing
Deaths32[1]
Injured71[1]

At least 32 people were killed and 71 wounded in the 27 January 2012 Baghdad bombing. A suicide bomber targeting Shias detonated his vehicle at a funeral tent in Zaafaraniyah district in the south of Baghdad. The procession was being held for a local estate broker who had been murdered by unidentified gunmen the previous day[1][2]

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References

  1. ^ a b c "Factobox – Security developments in Iraq, January 28". Reuters. Thomson Reuters Foundation. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  2. ^ http://www.wsoctv.com/news/ap/top-news/suicide-car-bombing-kills-26-in-baghdad/nHJFZ/. Retrieved 27 January 2012. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)[dead link]