| March 2016 Hillah suicide truck bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part ofIraqi Civil War | |
Location of Babil Governorate in Iraq | |
| Location | 33°23′20″N44°27′30″E / 33.38889°N 44.45833°E /33.38889; 44.45833 Hillah,Babil Governorate, Iraq |
| Date | March 6, 2016 |
Attack type | Mass murder Suicide attack Car bombing |
| Weapons | Truck bombs |
| Deaths | 60 |
| Injured | 70 |
| Perpetrator | |
The2016 Hillah suicide truck bombing was a suicide bombing on March 6, 2016, that killed at least 60 people and another 70 were injured after ramming his explosives-laden truck into a security checkpoint at one of entrances to the Iraqi city ofHillah, south ofBaghdad. TheIslamic State (IS) claims responsibility for the attack.[1][2][3][4]
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