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2004 Basra police station bombings information


Basra police station bombings
Part of Iraqi insurgency (2003–2006) in the Iraq War
LocationBasra, Iraq
Date21 April 2004 (2004-04-21) (UTC+3)
TargetPolice stations
Attack type
car bombs
Deaths74
Injured100+
PerpetratorsUnknown

On 21 April 2004, a series of large car bomb explosions ripped through Basra, Iraq. Seventy-four people died and more than 100 were injured. The attacks were some of the deadliest in southern Iraq since the fall of President Saddam Hussein.

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