2003 Jordanian embassy bombing in Baghdad
| 2003 Jordanian embassy bombing in Baghdad | |
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The Jordanian embassy after the bombings | |
| Location | Baghdad, Iraq |
| Date | August 7, 2003 |
| Target | Jordanian embassy |
Attack type | truck bomb |
| Deaths | 17 |
Non-fatal injuries | 40 |
| Perpetrators | unknown |
On 7 August 2003, a lorry bomb exploded outside the Jordanian embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, killing 17 people and injuring dozens.[1] The explosion launched a car onto a rooftop, and left body parts strewn across the street.[1]
Witnesses in the area reported that the suspects parked their vehicle outside the embassy, and left. A short time later the vehicle exploded. All casualties were Iraqi and outside the embassy. Inside the embassy there were only a few slight injuries reported, because the embassy was surrounded by a concrete wall which protected it from the bombing.
Perpetrators
By 8 August 2003 mid day, no group had claimed the attack.[1]
The Jamestown Foundation considers Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and his terror network or group Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad responsible for this attack.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 Jordan embassy blast inquiry. BBC, 8 August 2003. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ↑ Gambill, Gary (16 December 2004). "Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi: A Biographical Sketch". Terrorism Monitor. 2 (24): The Jamestown Foundation. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 20 February 2015.