1 February 2008 Baghdad bombings

Suicide bombings in Baghdad, Iraq September 2020 1 February 2008 Baghdad bombings Iraq-CIA WFB Map.png Location of Baghdad in Iraq Baghdad, Iraq 1 February 2008 UTC+3 Suicide bombs 98 208 Unknown: legal proceedings have not yet taken place. The 1 February 2008 Baghdad bombings occurred on 1 February 2008, when two suicide bombings occurred in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq. The blasts killed 98 people and injured over 200 others. Details The two blasts were shortly before the call to Friday prayers when many Iraqis were shopping or meeting with friends.2008-02-01 Twin bombs kill scores in Baghdad en-GB https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7221639.stm 2023-05-09 19 February 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170219031659/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7221639.stm live Initial reports were that both women had Down syndrome, based on the analysis of their intact heads. But later reports were less clear on the issue, saying that the women had depression and schizophrenia and it was unknown whether they had a condition that made them unable to understand what they were doing.https://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/21/world/middleeast/21iraq.html The New York Times RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr Files for Suicide Bombers Show No Down Syndrome 21 February 2008 21 February 2017 5 January 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180105183432/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/21/world/middleeast/21iraq.html live The acting director of the al-Rashad psychiatric hospital, Dr. Sahi Aboub, was arrested in connection with the attack on 10 February.Lannen Steve http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/iraq/2004191006_iraq20.html Iraq | Siege mentality at Baghdad hospital The Seattle Times 29 March 2012 20 February 2008 24 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110524085310/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/iraq/2004191006_iraq20.html live It has been reported https://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/patrick-cockburn-this-is-the-war-that-started-with-lies-and-continues-with-lie-after-lie-after-lie-797788.html https://web.archive.org/web/20080507014320/http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/patrick-cockburn-this-is-the-war-that-started-with-lies-and-continues-with-lie-after-lie-after-lie-797788.html dead 7 May 2008 Patrick Cockburn: This is the war that started with lies, and continues with lie after lie after lie – Commentators, Opinion The Independent 19 March 2008 29 March 2012 London that Dr Aboub is a Shia Muslim and that the al Rashad hospital is run by the Shia Mehdi Army. However, the attacks occurred in primarily Shia areas of Baghdad. Reactions Iraq: Prime Minister Nouri Maliki said the use of disabled people underlined the "terrorists' moral degradation".2008-02-02 Iraq market bombs toll nears 100 en-GB https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7223769.stm 2023-05-09 8 February 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080208090020/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7223769.stm live References 30em External links BBC News: In pictures: Baghdad market blasts BBC News: Eyewitness: Iraqi markets blown to bits 33.3333 N 44.3833 E source:wikidata title Category:2008 murders in Iraq Category:Suicide bombings in Baghdad Category:2008 mass murders Baghdad bombings, 1 February Category:2008 in Baghdad Category:Violence against Shia Muslims in Iraq Category:Terrorist incidents in Baghdad in the 2000s Category:February 2008 in Iraq Category:February 2008 crimes in Asia Category:Violations of medical neutrality during the Iraq War Category:Bombings in the Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011)