| 2008 Karbala bombing | |
|---|---|
 Location of Karbala | |
| Location | Karbala, Iraq |
| Date | 17 March 2008 (UTC+3) |
Attack type | suicide bomb |
| Deaths | At least 22 |
| Injured | 58 |
| Perpetrators | Unknown |
The 2008 Karbala bombing occurred on 17 March 2008 in Karbala, Iraq.
The suicide bomb detonated outside a cafe near the shrine. [1] The bombings killed at least 22 people and injured 30. [1] The dead include seven Iranians. [1]
Karbala is a city in central Iraq, 80 km (50 mi) south of Baghdad. [1] It is home to the Imam Husayn Shrine, one of the holiest sites of Shiite Islam. [1] The city had seen several other suicide bombs in the past, including one in April 2007 that killed about 50 people. [1]
There were two other insurgent attacks the day of the bombing, including a mortar attack and several suicide bombs, both in Baghdad. [1] The attacks coincided with a visit by US Vice President Dick Cheney. [1]
No organization has claimed responsibility. Iraqi officials suspected that insurgents affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq carried out the bombing. The governor of Karbala province said the bomber had been a woman but gave few other details. [1]
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