2004 Karbala and Najaf bombings

The 2004 Karbala and Najaf bombings were car bombings that tore through a funeral procession in Najaf and through the main bus station in nearby Karbala—two Shia holy cities – on 19 December 2004.^[1][2] 66 people were killed and 191 wounded.^[3][4]

2004 Karbala and Najaf bombings
Part of Iraqi insurgency (2003–2006) in Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011)
Location	Najaf and Karbala, Iraq
Date	19 December 2004 (UTC+3)
Target	Funeral procession, Imam Ali Mosque
Attack type	Suicide car bombings
Deaths	66
Injured	191
Perpetrators	Unknown, denied by Al-Qaeda in Iraq
Motive	Anti-Shi'ism

Perpetrators

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's group Tanzim Qaidat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn ('al-Qaeda in Iraq') said that the group was not responsible for these attacks.^[3]