Qubbak, Iraq--6 August 2007

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Qubbak, Iraq--6 August 2007

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last modified 7 December 2017

Date: 6 August 2007

Location: Qubbak, Iraq

Type of event: terrorism

Description:

A truck bomb was detonated in a residential area of Qubbak, near Tal Afar, Iraq. A dump truck filled with explosives, covered by gravel, was detonated by a suicide bomber. The morning explosion caused the collapse of several houses, with ten houses damaged in total. The 28 killed included 19 children, and a total of 50 people were injured.

Consequences: 28 killed, 50 injured

References:

Ahmed, Hamid, 6 Aug. 2007, "19 children among victims of Iraq bombing," Globe and Mail, on line [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070806.wiraq0803/BNStory/International/home].
Young, Linda, 6 Aug. 2007, "Iraq suicide bombings leave 39 dead, 83 wounded," AHN, on line [http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7008116832].

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