February 2014 Green Zone bombings
Appearance
5 February 2014 Baghdad bombings | |
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Location | Baghdad, Iraq |
Date | 5 February 2014 |
Deaths | 32 |
Injured | 35 |
The heavily fortified "Green zone" – where most government ministries and foreign embassies are – was attacked when two parked car bombs exploded outside the Foreign Affairs ministry, killing 11 people and injuring 15 others. Soon after, a suicide bomber walked into a restaurant near the "Green zone" and detonated his explosive device, killing an additional eight people and wounding 12 others. A third car bomb exploded on a commercial street in a northern suburb of Baghdad killing four and injuring eight. A total of 32 people were killed in the four blasts.[1]
References
- ^ "Iraq bombings kill at least 34 in Baghdad". 5 February 2014. Archived from the original on 2 March 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.