The Abu Sayda bombing was a
chlorine car bombing attack that occurred on 15 May 2007, in an open-air market in the Iraqi
Diyala Governorate
Diyala Governorate ( ar, محافظة ديالى ) or Diyala Province is a governorate in central-eastern Iraq.
Provincial government
*Governor: Muthana al-Timimi
*Deputy Governor: Mohammed Jassim al-Jubouri
Council
Geography
Diyala Gov ...
village of Abu Sayda.
The attack killed up to 45 people and wounded 60 more in the
Shia village,
the highest death toll of all
chlorine bombings in Iraq. Iraqi and American military sources initially denied the use of chlorine.
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2007 murders in Iraq
Chemical weapons attacks
Bombings in the Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011)
Car and truck bombings in Iraq
Chemical terrorism
Marketplace attacks in Iraq
Mass murder in 2007
May 2007 events in Iraq
Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2007
Violence against Shia Muslims in Iraq
War crimes in the Iraq War
Diyala Governorate in the Iraq War
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