2008 Karbala bombing

2008 Karbala bombing
Location of Karbala
LocationKarbala, Iraq
Date17 March 2008 (UTC+3)
Attack type
suicide bomb
DeathsAt least 22
Injured58
PerpetratorsUnknown
MotiveAnti-Shi'a sentiment

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]

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