2004 Basra police station bombings

Bombing of police stations in Basra, Iraq October 2020 Basra police station bombings Iraqi insurgency (2003–2006) in the Iraq War Basra, Iraq Police stations yes 2004 4 21 UTC+3 car bombs 74 100+ Unknown On 21 April 2004, a series of large car bomb explosions ripped through Basra, Iraq. Seventy-four people died and more than 100 were injured. The attacks were some of the deadliest in southern Iraq since the fall of President Saddam Hussein. The attacks Three separate bombs exploded outside police stations in central Basra; two in the Ashar area and one in the Old City.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3644733.stm Scores killed in Iraqi bombings BBC 21 April 2004 20 February 2017 28 November 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161128174946/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3644733.stm live In these bombings, many children on passing buses were killed.Roberts Joel http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/04/24/iraq/main613530.shtml 5 Iraqis arrested for Basra bombings CBS 24 April 2004 20 February 2017 28 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120728080721/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/04/24/iraq/main613530.shtml dead A fourth, separate attack also occurred around the same time in the town of Az Zubayr. In the fourth attack, two car bombs exploded, one inside the main entrance to the British military outpost and the second just outside the wire fence surround which killed three Iraqis and wounded five British soldiers of the 1st Battalion, the Royal Welch Fusiliers, one seriously. British forces trying to aid casualties were stoned by crowds and came under fire from Iraqi snipers, while trying to recover the wounded. The crowds blamed the coalition for not doing enough to protect Iraqi citizens from such attacks. The police reported that the majority of those who lost their lives were non-combatants, who died in a series of bombings. The bombings occurred in close proximity to three police stations in Basra and two others at the Regional Police Academy located in Az Zubayr.CNN.com - Basra bombs kill at least 68 Iraqis - Apr 21, 2004 http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/21/iraq.main/ 2023-03-07 CNN 7 March 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230307060939/http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/21/iraq.main/ live References Iraq Category:Bombings in the Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011) Police station bombings, 2004 Category:2004 murders in Iraq Category:2004 building bombings Category:2004 mass murders Category:Car and truck bombings in Iraq Category:Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2004 Category:April 2004 in Iraq Category:Building bombings in Iraq Category:Attacks on police stations in 2004 Category:Attacks on police stations in Iraq Category:Car and truck bombings in 2004 Category:Terrorist incidents in Basra