March 2016 Hillah suicide truck bombing
| March 2016 Hillah suicide truck bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of Iraqi Civil War | |
 Location of Babil Governorate in Iraq | |
| Location | Hillah, Babil Governorate, Iraq |
| Coordinates | 33°23′20″N 44°27′30″E / 33.38889°N 44.45833°E |
| Date | March 6, 2016 |
Attack type |
Mass murder Suicide attack truck bomb |
| Weapons | Truck bomb |
| Deaths | 60 |
Non-fatal injuries | 70 |
| Perpetrators | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
The 2016 Hillah suicide truck bombing was a suicide bombing on March 6, 2016, that killed at least 60 people and another 70 were injured after ramming his explosives-laden truck into a security checkpoint at one of entrances to the Iraqi city of Hillah, south of Baghdad. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS) claims responsibility for the attack.[1][2][3][4][5]
See also
- 2005 Al Hillah bombing
- 2007 Al Hillah bombings
- 2014 Hillah bombing
- November 2016 Hillah suicide truck bombing
- List of terrorist incidents, January–June 2016
References
- ↑ "A truck bomb killed 60 people in Iraq". Al Jazeera English. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ↑ "60 people die in Iraq suicide truck bombing". BBC News. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ↑ "Suicide truck bombing left 60 dead in Iraq". Reuters. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ↑ "60 people die in truck suicide bombing". RT. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ↑ "Suicide truck bombing killed 60 people in Hillah". The New York Times. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
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