18 January 2004 Baghdad bombing

At 8 am on 18 January 2004, a suicide bombing occurred in the Green Zone in Karkh, Baghdad, Iraq.[1][2][3] The bomber exploded a 500kg bomb in a Toyota pickup truck outside while in a queue of vehicles waiting to enter the main United States headquarters.[1][2][3] The attack killed 24 people, injured dozens of others and set cars on fire.[1][2][3]

18 January 2004 Baghdad bombing
Part of Iraq War
LocationBaghdad, Iraq
Date18 January 2004
Attack type
Suicide bombing
WeaponsBomb
Deaths24
InjuredUnknown

References
  1. Bomb survivors bloodied, deafened
  2. Car bomb explodes in central Baghdad
  3. Baghdad car bomb leaves 20 dead
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