2008 Karbala bombing

Terrorist incident in Iraq in 2008 2008 Karbala bombing IraqKarbala.png Location of Karbala Karbala, Iraq 17 March 2008 UTC+3 suicide bomb At least 22 58 Unknown Anti-Shi'a sentiment The 2008 Karbala bombing occurred on 17 March 2008 in Karbala, Iraq. The suicide bomb detonated outside a cafe near the shrine. The bombings killed at least 22 people and injured 30. The dead include seven Iranians. Background Karbala is a city in central Iraq, 80 km mi on south of Baghdad.Dozens killed near Iraqi shrine https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7301364.stm BBC News 2008-03-17 2008-03-29 2016-03-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305145345/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7301364.stm live It is home to the Imam Husayn Shrine, one of the holiest sites of Shiite Islam. The city had seen several other suicide bombs in the past, including one in April 2007 that killed about 50 people. There were two other insurgent attacks the day of the bombing, including a mortar attack and several suicide bombs, both in Baghdad. The attacks coincided with a visit by US Vice President Dick Cheney. Perpetrator No organization has claimed responsibility. Iraqi officials suspected that insurgents affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq carried out the bombing. The governor of Karbala province said the bomber had been a woman but gave few other details. References Iraq Category:Bombings in the Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011) Category:2008 murders in Iraq Category:2008 mass murders Category:Suicide bombings in Iraq Category:Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2008 Category:Karbala in the Iraq War Category:Violence against Shia Muslims in Iraq Category:March 2008 in Iraq Category:March 2008 crimes in Asia Category:Improvised explosive device bombings in Karbala Category:2008 building bombings Category:Suicide bombings in 2008 Category:Attacks on coffeehouses and cafés in Iraq Category:Building bombings in Iraq Category:Massacres in Iraq