June 2004 Baghdad recruitment center bombing

On June 18, 2004, a massive suicide car bombing near the New Iraqi Army recruitment center in Baghdad killed 35 civilians and wounded 145.

June 2004 Baghdad bombing
Part of Iraqi insurgency (2003–2006) in Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011)
LocationBaghdad, Iraq
DateJune 18, 2004 (UTC+3)
Attack type
Suicide car bombings
Deaths35
Injured145

None of the 175 aspiring recruits or active U.S. and Iraqi servicemen were injured in the attack in which the involvement of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi of the militant group Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad was suspected.[1]

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References

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  1. "CNN.com - Car bomb kills 35 in Baghdad - Jun 17, 2004". CNN. Archived from the original on 2022-10-16. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
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