19 September 2010 Baghdad bombings
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The 19 September 2010 Baghdad bombings were a series of bomb attacks in Baghdad
, Iraq
that killed at least 31 people, in two neighbourhoods of the capital. Over a hundred more were wounded. On September 24 the Islamic state of Iraq claimed responsibility for the attack.
Further the attacks in recent days also coincided with the USA's decision to downsize its troops in Iraq and handing over the security to Iraqi forces.
killing 10 people. The attack was in front of the local sales office of Asiacell (an Iraqi mobile phone
company), although it is not clear if this was the specific target.
Minutes later second attack occurred, in the predominately Shiite neighborhood of Al Kadhimiyah. Apparently aimed at an office of the Iraqi Federal Police and the National Security Ministry in Adan Square, it killed approximately 21 people and injured 71. A witness described the attack; "It was a minibus — the driver stopped and told people nearby that he was going to go see a doctor, a few minutes later, it exploded."
Baghdad
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...
, Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
that killed at least 31 people, in two neighbourhoods of the capital. Over a hundred more were wounded. On September 24 the Islamic state of Iraq claimed responsibility for the attack.
Background
Iraqis blamed the political deadlock in their country for the attacks as Iraqi authorities are struggling to form a unity government since March 2010 elections which rendered no single bloc to form a majority win and hence depending upon each other for forming a coalition government.Further the attacks in recent days also coincided with the USA's decision to downsize its troops in Iraq and handing over the security to Iraqi forces.
Attacks
On 19 September 2010 two car bombs exploded in the Iraqi capital almost simultaneously at around 10:10am. The first (and most powerful) car bomb exploded in the residential Mansour districtMansour district
Al Mansour district is one of nine administrative districts in Baghdad, Iraq. It is named after Abu Ja'far al-Mansur, the second Abbasid Caliph and founder of Baghdad....
killing 10 people. The attack was in front of the local sales office of Asiacell (an Iraqi mobile phone
Mobile phone
A mobile phone is a device which can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link whilst moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile network operator...
company), although it is not clear if this was the specific target.
Minutes later second attack occurred, in the predominately Shiite neighborhood of Al Kadhimiyah. Apparently aimed at an office of the Iraqi Federal Police and the National Security Ministry in Adan Square, it killed approximately 21 people and injured 71. A witness described the attack; "It was a minibus — the driver stopped and told people nearby that he was going to go see a doctor, a few minutes later, it exploded."