Al-Faqma ice cream parlor bombing

2017 suicide bombing in Baghdad, Iraq

Al-Faqma ice cream parlor is located in Baghdad
Al-Faqma ice cream parlor
Al-Faqma ice cream parlor
Al-Faqma ice cream parlor (Baghdad)
LocationBaghdad, IraqDate30 May 2017 (2017-05-30)Deaths26-30+Injured40+Perpetrator ISIS
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On 30 May 2017, an ice cream parlor in Karrada district of Baghdad, Iraq was attacked by an ISIS suicide bomber, killing at least 26 people.[1][2]

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The bombing took place shortly after midnight, when the car bomb that was parked near the ice cream shop detonated. Islamic state have said the blast targeted Shia followers.[1]

The bombing occurred during Ramadan and was timed to target families going out for ice cream after iftar.

References

  1. ^ a b "Iraq conflict: Baghdad ice cream parlour hit by suicide attack". BBC. 30 May 2017. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Three suicide blasts send Iraq death toll to 42". Inquirer.net. 31 May 2017. Archived from the original on 31 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
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