26 July 2007 Baghdad market bombing
The 26 July 2007 Baghdad market bombing were a truck bomb and rocket attack on a market in the Karada district of Baghdad, the capital city of Iraq, on 26 July 2007, killing almost 100 people.
| 26 July 2007 Baghdad market bombing | |
|---|---|
| Location | Baghdad, Iraq |
| Date | 26 July 2007 (UTC+3) |
| Target | Karrada |
Attack type | Car bomb, rockets |
| Deaths | 92[1] |
| Injured | 127[1] |
| Perpetrators | Unknown: legal proceedings have not yet taken place. |
It was first reported that 25 people were only killed and 100 wounded. However, less than a week later the names of 92 dead and 127 wounded were posted on a list taped to a shuttered storefront; it was compiled by the rescue workers. Many Iraqis saw the discrepancy as an attempt by the Iraqi government to cover up the number of Iraqis being killed in the capital.[1]
References
- Dagher, Sam. "In Iraq, death tolls often in dispute", The Christian Science Monitor, 8 March 2007.
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