Abu Sayda chlorine bombing

The Abu Sayda bombing was a chlorine car bombing attack that occurred on 15 May 2007, in an open-air market in the Iraqi Diyala Governorate village of Abu Sayda.^[1] The attack killed up to 45 people and wounded 60 more in the Shia village,^[2] the highest death toll of all chlorine bombings in Iraq. Iraqi and American military sources initially denied the use of chlorine.^[2]

Abu Sayda chlorine bombing
Location	Abu Sayda, Diyala, Iraq
Date	15 May 2007 (UTC+3)
Target	Village market
Attack type	Iraqi chlorine bombing
Deaths	32–45
Injured	60