| 2005 Al Hillah bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part ofIraqi insurgency (2003–2006) inIraqi insurgency (2003–2011) | |
| Location | Al Hillah,Iraq |
| Date | February 28, 2005 |
| Target | Iraqi police recruiting center |
Attack type | Suicidecar bomb |
| Deaths | 127 |
| Injured | Hundreds |
| Perpetrator | Al-Qaeda in Iraq Raed Mansour al-Banna (suicide bomber) |
TheAl Hillah bombing killed 127 people, chiefly men lining up to join theIraqi police forces, at the recruiting centre on February 28, 2005 inAl Hillah,Iraq.
The bombing caused a worsening ofIraqi-Jordanian diplomatic relations after it was learned that suicide bomber,Raed Mansour al-Banna, had come fromJordan. Banna's family in Jordan gave him a heroic funeral, angering manyIraqi Shia. Thousands protested outside the Jordanian embassy in Baghdad and demanded it close, and the dispute led to both countries recalling their respective ambassadors.[1]
Al-Banna had earlier tried to enter the United States in July 2003, although he was turned away atO'Hare Airport as he possessed "multiple terrorist risk factors".[2]
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