2007 Imam Abbas mosque bombing

2007 Bombing in Karbala, Iraq IraqKarbala.png Location of Karbala Al Abbas mosque bombing Karbala, Iraq Shia pilgrims April 28, 2007 Suicide car bomb 68 162-170 The 2007 Al Abbas mosque bombing occurred on April 28, 2007 when a suicide car bomb exploded in front of the al-‘Abbās Mosque in Karbala, Iraq. At least 68 people were killed and about 162 people were injured in the Iraqi city of Karbala.http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/04/28/iraq.main/index.html?iref=newssearch Car bomb attack near Shiite shrines kills dozens 15 November 2008 CNN.com April 29, 2007 5 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121105041749/http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/04/28/iraq.main/index.html?iref=newssearch live The bomb exploded near the golden-domed mosque.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6603905.stm BBC News Bomb kills many in Iraq holy city April 28, 2007 May 5, 2010 April 3, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120403232359/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6603905.stm live Karbala is considered the second most important shrine city for the Shia. Security officials said the car bomb was parked near a cement barrier intended to keep traffic away from the Imam Abbas and Imam Husayn shrines, which draw thousands of Shiite pilgrims from Iran and other countries.http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L28634167.htm Reuters AlertNet - FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, April 28 2007-04-29 2007-12-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20071231235853/http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L28634167.htm live U.S. Announces 9 Troop Deaths in IraqMay 2022 InternetArchiveBot yes April 28, 2007 See also 2003 Karbala bombings 2007 Karbala bombings Holy sites in Iraq References Iraq Category:2007 in Islam Category:2007 murders in Iraq Category:Suicide bombings in 2007 Category:2007 mass murders Category:Suicide car and truck bombings in Iraq Category:Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2007 Category:Attacks on Shiite mosques in the Iraq War Category:Karbala in the Iraq War Category:Improvised explosive device bombings in Karbala Category:Mosque bombings in Iraq Category:April 2007 in Iraq Category:Bombings in the Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011) Category:2007 building bombings Category:Car and truck bombings in 2007 Category:Attacks on mosques in the 2000s