2009 Kirkuk bombing
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Location of Kirkuk in Iraq
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| Location | Kirkuk, Iraq |
| Date | 30 June 2009 (UTC+3) |
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Attack type
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Suicide bombing and car bomb |
| Deaths | 40[1] |
| Injured | 136[1] |
The 2009 Kirkuk bombing was a suicide car bomb attack that occurred on June 30, 2009, in the northern Iraqi oil 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]
A brigade from the Kurdish Peshmerga captured 250 kg of TNT shortly after the attack. The vehicle was transporting the explosives from Kirkuk to Sulaymaniyah[3]
Reaction
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani condemned the attack.[4]
References
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