The 29 March 2007 Baghdad bombings was a 29 March 2007, double
suicide attack on the al-Shaab market in a
Shiite
Shīʿa Islam or Shīʿīsm is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that the Islamic prophet Muhammad designated ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib as his successor (''khalīfa'') and the Imam (spiritual and political leader) after him, most ...
district of northeastern
Baghdad
Baghdad (; ar, بَغْدَاد , ) is the capital of Iraq and the second-largest city in the Arab world after Cairo. It is located on the Tigris near the ruins of the ancient city of Babylon and the Sassanid Persian capital of Ctesiphon. I ...
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The two bombers, wearing explosive vests, walked into the Al-Shaab market as it was packed with shoppers and blew themselves up. The death toll eventually climbed to 82 killed and 138 people were also wounded.
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See also
* 2007 suicide bombings in Iraq
This article is a list of suicide bombings during 2007 in Iraq.
* January 8: A suicide truck bomber attacked a checkpoint in Ramadi killing two policemen.
* January 10: Two suicide bombers attacked separately in Tal Afar killing five people an ...
References
2007 murders in Iraq
Marketplace attacks in Iraq
Suicide bombings in Baghdad
Mass murder in 2007
Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2007
Terrorist incidents in Baghdad
2000s in Baghdad
Violence against Shia Muslims in Iraq
March 2007 events in Iraq
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