Hilla, Iraq--28 February 2005

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Hilla, Iraq--28 February 2005

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last modified 26 November 2017

Date: 28 February 2005

Location: Hilla, Iraq

Type of event: terrorism

Description:

A suicide car bombing occurred at 9:30 AM outside a medical clinic in Hilla, Iraq, killed 135. The car was driven by a suicide bomber and detonated near a clinic where hundreds of people were awaiting medical exams for government jobs, including police jobs. Most of the casualties were among these people, although casualties also occurred in a nearby market area. Early reports indicated 125 killed, with the death toll later rising to 135. At least 125 were injured.

Consequences: 135 killed, 130 injured

References:

BBC, "Iraq car bombing causes carnage," 28 Feb. 2005, BBC News, on line [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4303629.stm].
BBC, "Iraqi town protests at bomb blast," 1 March 2005, BBC News, on line [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4308529.stm].
IBC, 2005, The Iraq Body Count Database, on line [http://www.iraqbodycount.net/database/bodycount_count_down.php].

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