2009 Baghdad police recruitment centre bombing

Suspected suicide bombing August 2022 Baghdad police recruitment centre bombing Palestine Street, Baghdad, Iraq 33 20 39 N 44 26 9 E region:IQ_type:event inline,title yes 2009 3 8 10:00 UTC+3 Suicide bombings 28 57 1–2 people per sources Explosives At least 1 The Baghdad police recruitment centre bombing was a suspected suicide bombing in the city of Baghdad, Iraq, that killed 28 people on 8 March 2009. The attack occurred at 10 am local time (UTC+3) in the centre of a crowd outside the police recruitment centre building. Most of the dead were police recruits; others were civilians and serving officers. There were a further 57 injuries. The death toll is the highest reported incident in Iraq for nearly one month.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7930958.stm Baghdad police attack 'kills 28' BBC News 8 March 2009 8 March 2009 16 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090316071542/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7930958.stm live Insurgents often choose police recruitment centres to attack and this centre located on Palestine Street, was previously attacked. Concrete blocks have been constructed and checkpoints have been set up nearby to prevent such an attack. According to a nearby police lieutenant there was a demonstration of about 100 oil employees at one intersection between the police recruitment building and the oil ministry. The bomb went off one hour after the demonstration had started and according to some sources the bomber had mingled with the crowd. The police believe that the bomb was remotely detonated, despite speculation regarding a bomber committing suicide. There were reports of a second bomb. Some reports suggest a motorcycle crashed into the crowd and the rider detonated explosives in a worn belt. Other reports claim that the explosives were worn in a vest. An eye-witness said that the police started discharging their firearms after the explosion, leading to the widespread belief that the explosions were merely cover for targeted killings within the crowd. Pick-up trucks were used to transport the casualties to hospital afterwards.https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/09/world/middleeast/09iraq.html?hp Suicide Attack Kills 28 in Baghdad 8 March 2009 The New York Times 8 March 2009 Marc Santora 6 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140906143359/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/09/world/middleeast/09iraq.html?hp live See also List of bombings during the Iraq War References Category:2009 murders in Iraq Category:Bombings in the Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011) Category:Suicide bombings in Baghdad Category:2009 mass murders Category:Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2009 Category:Terrorist incidents in Baghdad in the 2000s Category:2009 in Baghdad Category:March 2009 in Iraq Police recruitment Category:March 2009 crimes in Asia Category:Attacks on police stations in 2009 Category:2009 building bombings Category:Attacks on police stations in Iraq Category:21st-century mass murders in Baghdad Category:Suicide bombings in 2009 Category:Attacks on government buildings and structures in Baghdad Category:Motorcycle bombings in Iraq