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2009 Kirkuk bombing

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2009 Kirkuk bombings
Location of Kirkuk in Iraq
LocationKirkuk, Iraq
Date30 June 2009 (UTC+3)
Attack type
Suicide bombing and car bomb
Deaths40[1]
Injured136[1]
PerpetratorsUnknown

The 2009 Kirkuk bombing was a suicide car bomb attack that occurred on June 30, 2009, in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk. The bombing killed 40 people and injured up to 100.[1]

The bomb, which exploded in a crowded district came as U.S. troops were leaving major urban cities in Iraq.[2]

Shortly after the attack, a Peshmerga brigade seized a car loaded with 250 kg of TNT. The explosives were being transported from Kirkuk to Sulaymaniyah.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Kirkuk bombed amid US pullout". Al-Jazeera. 1 July 2009. Archived from the original on 4 August 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
  2. ^ Hogr (1 July 2009). "Suicide explosion in Kirkuk leaves 20 dead, 40 injured". Patriotic Union of Kurdistan. Archived from the original on 29 July 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
  3. ^ Halgord (1 July 2009). "Sulaimani Brigade seizes car loaded with 250kg of TNT". Patriotic Union of Kurdistan. Archived from the original on 29 July 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
  4. ^ "President Talabani slams terrorist attack in Kirkuk". Patriotic Union of Kurdistan. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2009. [dead link]