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1995 Zakho Bombing
At 8:18am on 27 February 1995, a car bomb exploded in Zakho, a city which is 12 miles from the Iraq-Turkey border, Turkish border in Dohuk Governorate, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. It happened during the Iraqi Kurdish Civil War, which began nine months earlier. The improvised explosive device, bomb was made from 330 pounds of dynamite and exploded whilst the car (a taxi) was outside a tea shop which was located in a busy marketplace. 100 people were killed and 150 injured. See also * List of terrorist incidents, 1995 * Terrorism in Iraq * Zakho resort attack References {{DEFAULTSORT:Zakho bombing, 1995 1995 in Iraq 1995 murders in Iraq 20th-century mass murder in Iraq Attacks on buildings and structures in 1995 Attacks on buildings and structures in Iraq Attacks on restaurants in Asia Car and truck bombings in Iraq February 1995 crimes February 1995 events in Asia Improvised explosive device bombings in 1995 Improvised explosive device bombings in Iraq Marketplace attacks in Iraq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Car Bomb
A car bomb, bus bomb, lorry bomb, or truck bomb, also known as a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED), is an improvised explosive device designed to be detonated in an automobile or other vehicles. Car bombs can be roughly divided into two main categories: those used primarily to kill the occupants of the vehicle (often as an assassination) and those used as a means to kill, injure or damage people and buildings outside the vehicle. The latter type may be parked (the vehicle disguising the bomb and allowing the bomber to get away), or the vehicle might be used to deliver the bomb (often as part of a suicide bombing). It is commonly used as a weapon of terrorism or guerrilla warfare to kill people near the blast site or to damage buildings or other property. Car bombs act as their own delivery mechanisms and can carry a relatively large amount of explosives without attracting suspicion. In larger vehicles and trucks, weights of around 7,000 pounds (3,200 kg) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
