Shorja
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Shorja or Al-Shorja is a marketplace in Baghdad
, Iraq
. Located near Bab Al Sharqi market, Shorja is Baghdad's largest and oldest market.
killed 76 people and injuring 155-180. Near the marketplace on March 26 2007 a suicide car bomber killed two people and injured five others. Snipers hidden in Shorja's bazaar killed several people around the same time and gunfights erupted between militants and the Iraqi security forces in the area.
On 1 April 2007, American presidential candidate John McCain
, in an effort to illustrate that the security situation had improved, visited the Shorja marketplace. The visit was criticized by the New York Times as giving a false indication of how secure the area was due to the extremely heavy security forces McCain brought with him. Indiana
Representative Mike Pence
was also criticized for visiting the market, under large security including helicopters overhead, and saying it was "like a normal outdoor market in Indiana in the summertime."
Al-Shorja Market
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....
. Located near Bab Al Sharqi market, Shorja is Baghdad's largest and oldest market.
During the U.S. occupation
Shorja was the site of several major attacks. The 12 February 2007 Baghdad bombings12 February 2007 Baghdad bombings
Two car bombs exploded in Baghdad, Iraq at 12:20 on 12 February 2007 in the Shorja market district, killing 76 people, and injuring 155-180.The explosions set market stalls, shops, and an adjoining 7-storey building on fire, causing further casualties, and local fire-crews struggled for hours to...
killed 76 people and injuring 155-180. Near the marketplace on March 26 2007 a suicide car bomber killed two people and injured five others. Snipers hidden in Shorja's bazaar killed several people around the same time and gunfights erupted between militants and the Iraqi security forces in the area.
On 1 April 2007, American presidential candidate John McCain
John McCain
John Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election....
, in an effort to illustrate that the security situation had improved, visited the Shorja marketplace. The visit was criticized by the New York Times as giving a false indication of how secure the area was due to the extremely heavy security forces McCain brought with him. Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
Representative Mike Pence
Mike Pence
Michael Richard "Mike" Pence is the U.S. Representative for Indiana's , and previously the , serving since 2001. The 6th district covers much of Eastern Indiana. He is a member of the Republican Party....
was also criticized for visiting the market, under large security including helicopters overhead, and saying it was "like a normal outdoor market in Indiana in the summertime."
Al-Shorja Market