17 June 2008 Baghdad bombing

The 17 June 2008 Baghdad bombing was a suicide car bomb attack on a bus stop in northern Baghdad, the capital city of Iraq, on 17 June 2008, killing 51 people and wounding 75.

17 June 2008 Baghdad bombing
Location	Baghdad, Iraq
Date	17 June 2008 (UTC+3)
Target	Bus stop
Attack type	Suicide car bomb
Deaths	51[1]
Injured	75[1]
Perpetrators	Unknown
Motive	Anti-Shi'a sentiment

The attack happened in the Shia neighbourhood of Hurriya. The explosion struck during the early evening rush hour, when the bus stop was crowded with waiting passengers.^[1]