Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search
Newser - Current News - Breaking Stories

« Back to the grid | Next story »

38 Iraqis Killed in Bloodiest Ramadan Day

Posted Sep 29, 08 3:59 AM CDT in World 

(Newser) – At least 20 people were killed yesterday when a suicide bomber detonated a vest of explosives amid a crowd of onlookers that had gathered after an earlier car bomb exploded in central Baghdad. A total of 34 people were killed in attacks in Baghdad and another four died in Dayala Province, reports CNN. It was the bloodiest day in the Iraqi capital during this year's holy month of Ramadan.  

Scores were injured in the attacks. The bombings occurred as Iraqis prepared for Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan with feasts and celebrations. Some 600 attacks occurred last year in Baghdad during Ramadan. This year's attacks have numbered just over 60.
Source: CNN

0 comments | Print E-mail | Digg Seed this on Newsvine Add this link to Del.icio.us StumbleUpon

Related Newser Stories

  • 21 Killed in Iraq Car Bombings

    Dec 27, 08 7:27 AM CST
    21 Killed in Iraq Car Bombings A bomb tore through a busy square in Baghdad at midday today, killing at least 18 people and wounding 25, the AP reports. Iraqi police said the blast in a northern Baghdad Shiite neighborhood was a parked car bomb, apparently targeting a taxi stand. Some 60 miles south of Baghdad, a car bomb exploded as an Iraqi soldier and two others were trying to defuse it; all three were killed. More »

  • Bombings Kill 31 in Baghdad, Mosul

    Dec 1, 08 7:40 AM CST
    Bombings Kill 31 in Baghdad, Mosul Suicide bombers struck today near a Baghdad police academy and in Mosul against a joint US-Iraqi patrol, together killing 31 people, Iraqi officials said. In Baghdad, a car bomb exploded outside the heavily fortified academy. Minutes later, a suicide attacker blew himself up as police rushed to respond to the blast. Sixteen people were killed and 45 were wounded, police said. More »

  • 'Sticky Bombs' Spread Fear in Baghdad

    Nov 14, 08 6:00 AM CST
    'Sticky Bombs' Spread Fear in Baghdad Small explosives dubbed "sticky IEDs" are contributing to a growing feeling of unease in Baghdad, the New York Times reports. The fist-sized bombs attached to magnets or adhesives are hard to detect, easy for a furtive bomber to put in place and have become the weapon of choice for militants thwarted by tighter security in their efforts to plant bigger bombs.
    More »

  • Twin Bombs Kill 28 in Iraq

    Nov 10, 08 3:04 AM CST
    Twin Bombs Kill 28 in Iraq At least 28 people are dead and another 68 injured after two bombs exploded in quick succession in Baghdad this morning in the same spot, CNN reports. The first bomb detonated in a parked car just outside a marketplace, and a suicide bomber set off the second blast amid the crowd of onlookers who gathered to watch the scene. Al-Qaeda is suspected to be behind the attack, the deadliest in the city in four months.
    More »

  • Bombings Mark Gates' Iraq Visit

    Dec 5, 07 3:47 PM CST
    Bombings Mark Gates' Iraq Visit In an unannounced visit to Iraq today, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he believed stability there is a reachable goal, even as car bombs claimed 23 lives in Baghdad and elsewhere, Reuters reports. "More than ever, I believe that the goal of a secure, stable, and democratic Iraq is within reach,” Gates told a Baghdad news conference. More »

Iraqi police at the scene of a car bombing in a mainly Shiite area in central Baghdad, Iraq. It was the city's bloodiest day of Ramadan.   (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
An Iraqi soldier stands guard at the site of a bombing in central Baghdad's district of Karrada, At least 19 people were killed and 72 people were wounded.   (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
An Iraqi policeman stands at the scene of a car bombing in a mainly Shiite area in central Baghdad.   (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow
Our editors also recommend:

Related Threads

(1 of 1)

Tags

Baghdad • car bomb • Ramadan


Loading...

Today's Most Popular

[ Stories ]

Threads

Loading...
SPONSORED NEWS ARCHIVE

IRAQ - Sept 28 - Baghdad bombs kill at least 32. (APS Diplomat Recorder)

18 killed in bombings, shootings in Iraq (Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque))


Other World Stories