| 2013 Baghdad Christmas Day bombings | |
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 Interactive map of 2013 Baghdad Christmas Day bombings | |
| Location | Baghdad, Iraq |
| Date | 25 December 2013 |
| Target | Christians |
Attack type | Bombings |
| Deaths | 38 |
| Injured | 70 |
On 25 December 2013, threebombings occurred in two locations inBaghdad,Iraq. They targetedChristians, killing 38 people and wounding 70 others.
Two bombs firstexploded simultaneously in an outdoor market in the Christian section ofAthorien in Baghdad.[1] The market attack killed 11 people and wounded 14 others.[2]
A few minutes later, about half a mile away,[3] acar bomb went off near St. John's RomanCatholic Church in Baghdad's southernDora neighborhood.[1] According to officials, "The bomb detonated at the end of Christmasprayers as worshippers were leaving the church."[3] This bombing killed 27 and wounded another 56.[2]
In total, the bombings targeting the two Christian-populated sites killed 38 and wounded 70.[2] No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.[4]
TheUnited States Embassy in Baghdad condemned the attacks in a statement: "The Christian community in Iraq has suffered deliberate and senseless targeting byterrorists for many years, as have many other innocentIraqis. TheUnited States abhors all such attacks and is committed to its partnership with thegovernment of Iraq to combat the scourge of terrorism."[1]