2016 Hillah suicide truck bombing
| 2016 Hillah suicide truck bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of Iraqi Civil War | |
 Location of Babil Governorate in Iraq | |
| Location | Hillah, Babil Governorate, Iraq |
| Coordinates | 33°23′20″N 44°27′30″E / 33.38889°N 44.45833°E |
Attack type |
Mass murder Suicide attack truck bomb |
| Weapons | Truck bomb |
| Deaths | 60 |
Non-fatal injuries | 70 |
| Perpetrators | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
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The 2016 Hillah suicide truck bombing was a suicide bombing that kills at least 60 people and another 70 were injured after ramming his explosives-laden truck into a security checkpoint at one of entrances to the Iraqi city of Hillah, south of Baghdad. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claims responsibility for the attack[1][2][3][4][5]
See also
- 2005 Al Hillah bombing
- 2007 Al Hillah bombings
- 2014 Hillah bombing
- List of terrorist incidents, January–June 2016
References
- ↑ "A truck bomb killed 60 people in Iraq". Al Jazeera English. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ↑ "60 people die in Iraq suicide truck bombing". BBC News. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ↑ "Suicide truck bombing left 60 dead in Iraq". Reuters. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ↑ "60 people die in truck suicide bombing". RT. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ↑ "Suicide truck bombing killed 60 people in Hillah". The New York Times. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
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