March 2016 Hillah suicide truck bombing
| March 2016 Hillah suicide truck bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of Iraqi Civil War | |
Location of Babil Governorate in Iraq | |
| Location | Hillah, Babil Governorate, Iraq |
| Coordinates | 33°23′20″N 44°27′30″E / 33.38889°N 44.45833°E |
| Date | March 6, 2016 |
Attack type | Mass murder Suicide attack Car bombing |
| Weapons | Truck bombs |
| Deaths | 60 |
| Injured | 70 |
| Perpetrator | Islamic State |
The 2016 Hillah suicide truck bombing was a suicide bombing on March 6, 2016, that killed at least 60 people and another 70 were injured after ramming his explosives-laden truck into a security checkpoint at one of entrances to the Iraqi city of Hillah, south of Baghdad. The Islamic State (IS) claims responsibility for the attack.[1][2][3][4]
See also
- 2005 Al Hillah bombing
- 2007 Al Hillah bombings
- 2014 Hillah bombing
- November 2016 Hillah suicide truck bombing
- List of terrorist incidents, January–June 2016
References
- ^ "A truck bomb killed 60 people in Iraq". Al Jazeera English. 6 March 2016. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "60 people die in Iraq suicide truck bombing". BBC News. 6 March 2016. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "Suicide truck bombing left 60 dead in Iraq". Reuters. 6 March 2016. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "Suicide truck bombing killed 60 people in Hillah". The New York Times. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.