Английская Википедия:April 2010 Baghdad bombings
Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox terrorist attack The April 2010 Baghdad bombings were a series of bomb attacks in Baghdad, Iraq that killed at least 85 people over two days.[1] Hundreds more were seriously wounded.[2]
The bombings
23 April attacks
On 23 April, over a two-hour time span, a wave of coordinated bombings hit Shia Muslims leaving Friday prayers, Shiite neighbourhoods, and a market.[3][4] The attacks consisted of five car bombs, which accounted for 58 deaths, and approximately 13 bombs in total.[5][6] A car bomb outside the Abdel Hadi al-Chalabi mosque in Al-Hurriya killed five and wounded 14.[5] Three bombs, including two car bombs, in the Sadr City district of Baghdad occurred near the headquarters of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, where followers gather for morning prayers every Friday.[5][7] The bombings killed at least 39 and wounded 56 others in Sadr City.[5] A car bomb and a suicide bomber in the Al-Ameen district in east Baghdad killed 11 worshipers leaving a Shiite mosque after prayers and wounded 23 additional people.[5][6] "Why do they always target us? We are peaceful people. We come to pray and then go on our way," remarked one angry survivor.[6]
Five homemade bombs were also detonated in the predominantly Sunni Al Anbar Governorate killing seven and injuring 11.[7] A police officer responding to the bombings was killed by a roadside bomb.[7] A cluster of houses was damaged in the attack.[7] According to NPR correspondent Quill Lawrence, the bombs were targeted at a police detective and a judge living in the area, both of whom survived.[8] Late on 24 April, the official death toll from the Friday attacks stood at 72.[1] Around 120 people were wounded.[6]
Continued violence
On 24 April, 13 additional people were killed when three bombs were detonated in Western Baghdad.[1][9] The three bombs, which were hidden in plastic bags, injured 25 additional people.[1] The three bombs exploded simultaneously in a billiard hall located in a mixed Sunni-Shiite neighbourhood.[1]
Perpetrators and aftermath
Iraqi Prime minister Nouri al-Maliki and other Iraqi officials alleged that the Islamic State of Iraq organization carried out the bombing attacks.[1] The attacks were widely seen as retribution for the killings of two top Al-Qaeda officials the previous Sunday.[1][6] Security spokesperson Qassim al-Moussawi stated that "targeting prayers in areas with a [Shiite] majority is a revenge for the losses suffered by al Qaeda."[6] Iraqi political analyst Hameed Fadhel agreed, saying, "These are acts of revenge that are intended to send a message to the Iraqi government and the world that al-Qaida's existence will not be affected by the killing of specific leaders."[6] No one has officially claimed responsibility.[1] The government expects "such terrorist acts to continue."[6]
After the attacks, Muqtada al-Sadr offered to "Iraqi security forces to fight insurgents", sparking fear that he might be considering a revival of his Mahdi Army militia.[1] Al-Sadr's aides claimed that he had no such plans.[1] He urged his followers to remain calm and not provoke the United States, but added that he was prepared to have "hundreds of believers" join the Iraqi army and police forces.[1] "The government might ask the help of individual citizens, not from armed groups," presidential aid Ali al-Adeeb responded.[1]
On Friday and Saturday, citizens of the Sadr City enclave of Baghdad took to the streets for at least six separate funeral processions.[1][10] Many of the victims were carried to the holy city of Najaf, 100 miles (160 kilometers) to the south.[10] Some of the mourners supported the idea of reviving the Mahdi Army. "They can provide security. The government cannot," remarked one citizen.[1]
See also
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References
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