2008 Karbala bombing | |
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Location | Karbala, Iraq |
Date | 17 March 2008 (UTC+3) |
Attack type | suicide bomb |
Deaths | At least 22 |
Injured | 58 |
Perpetrators | Unknown |
Motive | Anti-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]