Miqdadiyah bombing

Miqdadiyah bombing
Part of Iraqi Civil War (2014–present)
Location Muqdadiya, Diyala, Iraq
Date 29 February 2016
Attack type
Suicide bombing
Deaths 40
Non-fatal injuries
58
Perpetrator Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

The death toll in a suicide bombing in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala rose to 50. A further 58 people were wounded in the attack at a funeral for a Shi'ite Muslim militia fighter in Muqdadiya, 80 km (50 miles) northeast of Baghdad.[1]

See also

References

  1. "Death toll in suicide attack northeast of Baghdad rises to 24: sources". Reuters. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.


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