| 2016 Samawa bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part ofWar in Iraq | |
| Location | Samawa,Iraq |
| Date | 1 May 2016 |
| Target | Shias |
Attack type | Double suicide bombing |
| Weapons | Two bombs |
| Deaths | 33+ (+2) |
| Injured | 75 |
| Perpetrator |  Islamic State |
| Motive | Anti-Shiism |
On 1 May 2016, attacks targeted Iraq's deep Shiite south, with the explosion of twin suicide car bombs in the city ofSamawa. At least 33 people were killed and 75 wounded.[1]
The first blast took place near a local government building and the second one about 65 yards away at a bus station, police sources said. The death toll and wounded number is expected to keep rising.[2] The blasts took place inSamawa, in southernIraq. TheIslamic State claimed responsibility for the attacks in Iraq's deepShiite south, where incidents are considered rare.[1] The bombers were named as Abu Dayyar al-Qurashi and Abu Zubayr al-Zaidi.
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