2007 Iraqi Parliament bombing

Terrorist attack in Baghdad, Iraq April 2017 2007 Iraqi Parliament bombing the Iraq War, Iraqi insurgency, and the Iraqi civil war Baghdad Convention Center.jpg Council of Representatives of Iraq, Baghdad Politicians 12 April 2007 33.3151 44.3638 region:IQ_type:event it Suicide bombing 1/8 (+1) 23 Islamic State of Iraq (claimed) On 12 April 2007, the canteen of the Council of Representatives of Iraq building was attacked by a suicide bomber, killing one to eight people and wounding 23 others. The attack, in the heavily fortified Green Zone of Baghdad, occurred ten minutes after the Council of Representatives had adjourned for lunch. It was on the first floor of the Baghdad Convention Center, which houses the parliament.The Times & The Sunday Times https://www.thetimes.com/ 2023-05-09 The Times en 2 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091102133954/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6850841.ece live Two further unexploded suicide vests were found near the canteen. The building had earlier been searched by dogs – very rare considering dogs are considered ritually unclean by Iraqis – suggesting the authorities suspected an attack was imminent.July 2021 Following the attack the government closed down mobile phone networks and Apache helicopters flew overhead. Casualties The US military reported on 13 April that only MP Mohammed Awad had died, and that 22 others were wounded.2007-04-13 Iraq MPs condemn parliament blast en-GB https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6550923.stm 2023-05-09 23 April 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070423190437/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6550923.stm live Early reports however had said that eight people were killed, including three MPs, and at least 23 people were reported wounded. The MPs named were Mohammed Awad, a member of the Iraqi National Dialogue Front, Taha al-Liheibi, a member of the Iraqi Accordance Front and an unnamed Kurdish MP.the ref to the Times is not freely accessible December 2014 Responsibility Suspicions initially centered on the bomber having been the bodyguard of an MP.December 2014 A government spokesman said "there are some groups that work in politics during the day and do things other than politics at night". Member of Parliament Mohammed al-Dayni accused the government of lax security at the site.Please clarify: at which "site"? Did he accuse before or after the bomb attack? December 2014the ref to the Times is not freely accessible December 2014 On 13 April, the Islamic State of Iraq posted a message on an Islamist website claiming to have sent "A knight from the state of Islam ... [into] the heart of the Green Zone" to carry out the attack. It is not clear whether this claim is genuine, though some who monitor such websites believe it is.2007-04-13 Insurgents claim Baghdad attack en-GB https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6553063.stm 2023-05-09 27 June 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190627030141/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6553063.stm live In February 2009, two bodyguards of Iraqi National Dialogue Front MP Mohammed al-Dayni were arrested on suspicion of the attacks. Alaa Khairallah Hashim, al-Dayni's security chief and Ryadh Ibrahim al-Dayni, Mohammed al-Dayni's nephew, confessed on television to involvement in several attacks, including the parliament bombing. They said the MP had given authorisation for the bomber to enter the parliament area. The security forces asked the Council of Representatives of Iraq to lift al-Dayni's parliamentary immunity.2012-10-23 Iraq to lift immunity of Sunni MP for terrorism_English_Xinhua http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-02/22/content_10870879.htm 2023-05-09 12 July 2012 https://archive.today/20120712235014/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-02/22/content_10870879.htm bot: unknown 2009-02-22 Iraq seeks arrest of MP accused in bombings https://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2009%2F02%2F22%2F67001.html 2023-05-09 Al Arabiya English en 13 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201113093158/https://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2009/02/22/67001.html live Mohammed al-Dayni claimed that the accusations were lies and that his bodyguards had been tortured into making a false confession because he had been disclosing human rights abuses in Iraqi prisons.2012-10-23 Iraqi Sunni MP denies terror charges_English_Xinhua http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-02/23/content_10880125.htm 2023-05-09 17 July 2012 https://archive.today/20120717112609/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-02/23/content_10880125.htm bot: unknown al-Dayni took a flight to Jordan, but the aeroplane was forced to turn back; parliament then agreed to lift his immunity.2009-02-25 Iraqi lawmaker's immunity lifted en-GB https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7910807.stm 2023-05-09 28 March 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190328032736/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7910807.stm live Reactions When the bombing occurred, Saleh al-Mutlaq, the head of oppositional Iraqi National Dialogue Front, the party of the killed MP Awad, called on the United States to overthrow the government of Nouri al-Maliki: "We need America to realize that this pro-Iranian government it has installed has allowed interference on the side of one against the other".Suicide bomber kills Iraqi MPs https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1548514/Suicide-bomber-kills-Iraqi-MPs.html 2023-05-09 www.telegraph.co.uk 18 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190418131005/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1548514/Suicide-bomber-kills-Iraqi-MPs.html live The Iraqi Council of Representatives held an emergency assembly the following day in response to the bombing, to "show resilience in the face of such attacks".2007-04-13 Iraq MPs condemn parliament blast en-GB https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6550923.stm 2023-05-09 23 April 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070423190437/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6550923.stm live US President George W. Bush condemned the attacks, saying "there is an enemy willing to bomb innocent people and a symbol of democracy". The Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Ali Hosseini described the attack as "inhumane and satanic ... target[ting] both its Shia and Sunni officials"July 2021 Four days later three Ministers from the Sadrist Movement quit the government, citing, among other things, the growing insecurity in Baghdad.December 2014 See also 2007 suicide bombings in Iraq List of attacks on legislatures References 30em Category:2007 murders in Iraq Category:2007 in politics Category:2007 in Baghdad Category:April 2007 crimes in Asia Category:April 2007 in Iraq Category:Attacks on government buildings and structures in Baghdad Category:Attacks on legislatures in Iraq Category:Council of Representatives of Iraq Category:Suicide bombings in Baghdad Category:Terrorist incidents in Baghdad in the 2000s Category:Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2007 Category:Building bombings in Baghdad Category:Bombings in the Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011) Category:2007 building bombings Category:Suicide bombings in 2007