2011 Basra bombings

2011 Basra bombings
Part of Iraqi insurgency
Location	Basra, Iraq
Date	24 November 2011 (UTC+3)
Target	Civilian population
Attack type	Roadside, motorcycle and a bomb
Deaths	19+
Injured	65+
Perpetrators	Unknown

The 2011 Basra bombings were three bombing attacks in a busy market in Basra, Iraq, on November 24, 2011, that killed at least 19 people and wounded at least 65 more.^[1][2] The first bomb, concealed in a motorbike, exploded initially while the two other bombs exploded as security forces responded to the scene. As a result, most of the casualties in the bombing were troops and policemen. It was the second triple bombing in Basra in just over three weeks. Ali al-Maliki, the head of the Basra provincial council security committee said, "The fingerprints of Baathists and al Qaeda are clear in these explosions."^[3] The bombing took place one day before a major energy conference was due to take place.^[4]

See also

• List of terrorist incidents, 2011

References

1. "Bombs in Iraqi southern city of Basra kill 19". BBC. 24 November 2011. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
2. "19 killed in Basra bomb attacks". Irish Times. 24 November 2011. Archived from the original on 29 November 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
3. Aref Mohammed (24 November 2011). "Bombs in Iraq market kill 19, wound scores". U.S. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
4. Rania El Gamal (16 December 2011). "Iraq oil security tested as U.S. forces withdraw". U.S. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.