2007 Tal Afar bombings and massacre
The 2007 Tal Afar bombings took place on March 27, 2007, when two truck bombs targeted Shia areas of the Turkmen town of Tal Afar, Iraq, killing 152 and wounding 347 people.
| 2007 Tal Afar bombings and massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Iraqi civil war | |
| Location | Tal Afar, Iraq |
| Date | March 27, 2007 (UTC+3) |
Attack type | suicide truck bombings and reprisal summary executions |
| Weapons | Truck bombs |
| Deaths | 152 |
| Injured | more than 347 |
| Perpetrators | Unknown |
| Motive | Anti-Shi'ism |
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