What the records say
- When
- 1 Feb 2004
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 36.19° N, 44.01° E
- Description
- Two suicide bombings are carried out by al-Qaeda in Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan.
Placed at the town its text puts it in, Erbil.
2004 Erbil bombings
Double suicide attack in Iraq
The 2004 Erbil bombings was a double suicide attack on the offices of Iraqi Kurdish political parties in Erbil, Kurdistan Region on 1 February 2004. The attackers detonated explosives strapped to their bodies as hundreds gathered to celebrate Eid Al-Adha in Erbil.
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