27 October 2003 Baghdad bombings

Red Cross and police station bombings in Baghdad
Red Cross and police station bombings in Baghdad
Part of Iraqi insurgency (2003–2006) during the Iraq War
Location	Baghdad, Iraq
Date	27 October 2003
Target	International Red Cross headquarters; 4 police stations
Attack type	Suicide car bombs
Deaths	33 Iraqis[citation needed]; 1 U.S. soldier[citation needed]
Injured	224[citation needed]
Perpetrators	Unknown

On 27 October 2003, a series of suicide car bombings targeting the Red Cross headquarters and four Iraqi police stations in occurred in Baghdad. The attacks killed 34 people and injured another 224.^[1]^[2]

The bombings began at approximately 8:30 am. All occurred within about 45 minutes of each other, and were also set to occur on the first day of Ramadan.^[3]^[4] Four suicide bombers died but the fifth and sixth, both Syrians, attempted to blow up a fourth police station, but had their plan foiled after their car apparently failed to explode. One was killed and the other was wounded by the Iraqi police and arrested. The Syrians set off a grenade, wounding one of themselves along with an officer.^[5]

References

^ "Up to 40 die in Baghdad attacks". the Guardian. 27 October 2003. Archived from the original on 27 August 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
^ Walt, Vivienne (28 October 2003). "Hellish start to holy month in Iraq / Suicide bombers coordinate attacks, hit Red Cross, cops". SFGATE. Archived from the original on 10 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
^ Berenson, Alex (27 October 2003). "Series of Suicide Bombings Plunge Iraqi Capital Into Chaos". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 1 February 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
^ "Baghdad Bombings". CBS News. 27 October 2003. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
^ "Iraq: Bombs on Red Cross and police kill 33 in Baghdad - Iraq". ReliefWeb. 27 October 2003. Archived from the original on 10 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.