January 2021 Baghdad bombings
The January 2021 Baghdad bombings were a pair of terrorist attacks that occurred on 21 January 2021, carried out by two suicide bombers at an open-air market in central Baghdad, Iraq. They killed at least 32 people and injured another 110. This was the Iraqi capital’s first terrorist attack since 2019.
| January 2021 Baghdad bombings | |
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| Part of the ISIL insurgency in Iraq | |
Baghdad bombings aftermath, the Market | |
Baghdad The attack occurred in Baghdad, Iraq. | |
| Location | Baghdad, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq |
| Date | 21 January 2021 |
| Target | Shia Muslims |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
| Weapons | Explosive belt |
| Deaths | 34 (including two attackers) |
| Injured | 110 |
| Perpetrator | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
| Motive | Anti-Shi'ism |
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