2007 Amirli bombing

2007 Amirli bombing

Infobox terrorist attack
title=Amirli bombing


location=Amirli, Iraq
target=market
date=July 7, 2007
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type=suicide truck bomb
fatalities=156
injuries=255
perps=The 2007 Amirli bombing was a suicide car bomb attack that occurred on July 7, 2007, in a market in the town of Amirli, Iraq. The bombing killed 156 people with 255 injured. [ [http://antiwar.com/updates/?articleid=11255 Saturday: 237 Iraqis, 7 GIs, 2 Britons Killed; 316 Iraqis Wounded] ]

The truck bomb struck Amirli on a busy Saturday shopping morning, destroying several buildings around the heart of the market, police said. Rescuers were forced to move injured people to Tuz Khurmato, the nearest major town, some 45km (28 miles) away, and some were said to have died on the way. Others were taken on to Kirkuk, the largest city in the region, for more intensive treatment. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6279864.stm Iraq market truck bomb kills 105] , BBC News]

On September 12, the U.S. military reportedly detained the mastermind behind the bombing, Abd Dalian Mohammed. [ [http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/106852.html Joint Iraqi-US forces detain mastermind behind July's Tuz bombings] ]

Reactions

*Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki blamed insurgents for the attack, saying their actions were showing signs of desperation.
*The US commander in Iraq, Gen David Petraeus, said he expected a series of similar-scale attacks in coming weeks.He said Sunni extremists would seek to pull off attacks to "grab the headlines". [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6281508.stm Iraqi PM slams 'heinous' bombers] , BBC News]

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