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The 12 September 2008 Dujail bombing occurred around 18:00 pm local time (15:00 UTC), on 12 September 2008 in Dujail, Salah ad-Din Governorate, when a suicide bomber drove and detonated an explosive laden car into a police station killing 31 and injuring 60.[1][2] A nearby medical clinic was also damaged.[3] The attack occurred at around 6:20 pm local time.[4] The attack was blamed on Islamic State of Iraq by US military, was the biggest attack in Iraq in months and came at a time when the violence had fallen to a 4-year low.[5]
2008 Dujail bombing | |
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Location | Dujail, Iraq |
Date | 12 September 2008 (UTC+3) |
Target | Police station |
Attack type | suicide bombings |
Deaths | 31 |
Injured | 60 |
Perpetrators | Islamic State of Iraq (US claim) |
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