2012 Baghdad police academy bombing

Suicide bombing December 2022 2012 Baghdad police academy bombing Iraq conflict (2003–present) Iraq Baghdad yes 33.291521 44.395723 Baghdad Baghdad Baghdad, Iraq Police recruits 19 February 2012 suicide bombing 19 26 The 2012 Baghdad police academy bombing occurred on 19 February 2012 when a suicide bomber targeted police recruits in Baghdad, Iraq, killing 19 and injuring 26 others.Raheem Kareem Suicide attack on Baghdad police academy kills 19 U.S. 2012-02-19 https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-iraq-attack/suicide-car-bomb-kills-12-in-baghdad-idUKTRE81I04Z20120219 2018-02-21 14 April 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220414175948/https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-iraq-attack/suicide-car-bomb-kills-12-in-baghdad-idUKTRE81I04Z20120219 live The police academy, located in the northeastern part of the city near the Interior Ministry building is a fortified compound with security barriers.Blast outside Iraq police academy kills 18 CBS News 2012-02-19 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/blast-outside-iraq-police-academy-kills-18/ 2018-02-21 As a crowd of police officers and recruits stepped out onto the road, a suicide bomber driving a car rigged with explosives careered into them, causing an explosion.Arango Tim Car Bomber Kills 15 in Attack on Baghdad Police The New York Times 2012-02-20 https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/20/world/middleeast/car-bomber-kills-15-in-attack-on-baghdad-police.html 2018-02-21 17 June 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220617053551/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/20/world/middleeast/car-bomber-kills-15-in-attack-on-baghdad-police.html live It was the deadliest attack in Iraq since 27 January when a suicide bomber targeted a hospital in Baghdad, killing 31.Williams Patrick Suicide bomber targets Iraq police academy ABC News 2012-02-20 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-02-20/suicide-bomber-targets-iraq-police-academy/3839124 2018-02-21 31 October 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161031022840/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-02-20/suicide-bomber-targets-iraq-police-academy/3839124 live 2 al Qaida homicide bombers also attacked the Baghdad Police College on 6 December 2005, murdering 47 police cadets and officers and sending another 85 to area hospitals.May 2023 See also 5 January 2012 Iraq bombings 23 July 2012 Iraq attacks 2003 Jordanian embassy bombing in Baghdad References Iraq Category:2012 murders in Iraq Category:Terrorist incidents in Baghdad in the 2010s Category:Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2012 Category:Islamic terrorist incidents in 2012 Category:Suicide car and truck bombings in Baghdad Category:Bombings in the Iraqi insurgency (2011–2013) Category:2012 mass murders Category:2012 in Baghdad Category:February 2012 in Iraq Category:School bombings in Iraq Police academy Category:University and college killings in Asia Category:February 2012 crimes in Asia Category:2012 building bombings Category:History of education in Baghdad Category:Car and truck bombings in 2012 Category:Attacks on schools in 2012 Category:Wartime attacks on universities and colleges Category:University and college bombings