17 June 2008 Baghdad bombing

Terrorist incident in Baghdad, Iraq October 2023 17 June 2008 Baghdad bombing Baghdad, Iraq Bus stop 17 June 2008 UTC+3 Suicide car bomb 51 75 Unknown Anti-Shi'a sentiment The 17 June 2008 Baghdad bombing was a suicide car bomb attack on a bus stop in northern Baghdad, the capital city of Iraq, on 17 June 2008, killing 51 people and wounding 75. The attack happened in the Shia neighbourhood of Hurriya. The explosion struck during the early evening rush hour, when the bus stop was crowded with waiting passengers.2008-06-17 Baghdad bus stop bomb 'kills 51' en-GB https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7459842.stm 2023-05-09 4 August 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160804140336/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7459842.stm live References Iraq Category:2008 murders in Iraq Category:2008 mass murders Category:Suicide car and truck bombings in Baghdad Category:Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2008 Category:Terrorist incidents in Baghdad in the 2000s Category:2008 in Baghdad Category:Violence against Shia Muslims in Iraq Category:June 2008 in Iraq Category:Bombings in the Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011) Category:Attacks on bus stations in Asia Category:Suicide bombings in 2008 Category:Car and truck bombings in 2008 Category:21st-century mass murders in Baghdad