What the records say
- When
- 13 Jun 2007
- Kind
- Terrorist attack
- Coordinates
- 34.20° N, 43.87° E
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, 2007 al-Askari mosque bombing.
2007 al-Askari mosque bombing
Formally unclaimed attack on a Shia Islamic mosque in the Iraqi city of Samarra
The 2007 al-Askari mosque bombing occurred on 13 June 2007 at around 9 am local time at one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam, the al-Askari Mosque, and has been attributed by Iran to the Iraqi Baath Party. While there were no injuries or deaths reported, the mosque's two ten-story minarets were destroyed in the attacks.
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