| 2017 Damascus bombings | |
|---|---|
| Part of theSyrian Civil War | |
Damascus highlighted within Syria | |
![]() Interactive map of 2017 Damascus bombings | |
| Location | Damascus,Syria |
| Date | March 11, 2017 (first attack) March 15, 2017 (second and third attack) |
| Deaths | 74 (first attack, including 20 military and security personnel)[1] 40 (second and third attack) Total:114 |
| Injured | 120 (first attack) 30+ (second and third attack)Total:150+ |
| Perpetrator | Tahrir al-Sham (first attack) Islamic State (second and third attack) |
In March 2017, three attacks occurred in the city ofDamascus,Syria.[2] The first happened on the March 11, when a double bombsuicide attack in the Old City of Damascus on Saturday killed dozens of people - mostly Iraqi Shia pilgrims - and wounded more than 100.[3] The second and the third happened on the March 15, when two suicide bombers detonated their explosive vests in the capital's main judicial building and in a restaurant.[4]
Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham claimed responsibility for the first attack,[5] and theIslamic State claimed the second and the third.[6]