The 9 September 2016 Baghdad bombings occurred just before midnight on Friday, 9 September 2016. Twin
suicide bombings occurred at the al-Nakheel Mall in
Palestine Street
Palestine Street or Falastin Street ( ar, شارع فلسطين) is a street located in eastern Baghdad. It runs parallel and to the west of Army Canal between Mustanssiriya square, through Beirut square to Maysalon square, in the neighborhoods of ...
, in eastern
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 ...
. A car rigged with explosives detonated at the car park of the mall and an assailant blew up his car in a busy street outside shortly afterwards. At least 40 people were killed and 60 wounded. The bombings were later claimed by
Islamic State
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. The
Amaq News Agency
Amaq News Agency ( ar, وكالة أعماق الإخبارية) is a news outlet linked to the Islamic State (IS). Amaq publishes news reports about claims of responsibility for terrorist attacks in Western countries. It is often the "first poi ...
, which supports Islamic State, said that the bombers targeted "a gathering of Shi'ites".
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2016 murders in Iraq
Suicide bombings in 2016
21st-century mass murder in Iraq
2010s in Baghdad
ISIL terrorist incidents
Islamic terrorist incidents in 2016
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September 2016 crimes in Asia
Suicide bombings in Baghdad
Suicide car and truck bombings in Iraq
Terrorist incidents in Baghdad
Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2016
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Building bombings in Iraq
Shopping mall bombings
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