2009 Taza bombing
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The 20 June 2009 Taza bombing was an attack which took place in Taza near Kirkuk, Iraq on 20 June 2009 in a dominant Shia Turkmen community. At least 73 people[2][3][4] were killed and over 200 more were injured.[1] Thirty homes were destroyed in the bombing.[1]
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The attack occurred in Taza, Iraq. | |
Location | Taza, Iraq |
Coordinates | 35°18′12″N 44°19′51″E |
Date | 20 June 2009 (2009-06-20) |
Target | Shia Muslims |
Attack type | Suicide attack (Remote detonation possible) |
Weapons | Explosives |
Deaths | 73[1][2] |
Injured | 254[1] |
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The bombing was the worst attack in Iraq since March 2008,[5] even worse than the twin 23 April 2009 Iraqi suicide attacks in Baghdad and Muqdadiyah.[6]