April 2009 Baghdad–Miqdadiyah suicide attacks
| Baghdad–Miqdadiyah suicide attacks | |
|---|---|
| Location | Baghdad and Miqdadiyah, Iraq |
| Date | 23 April 2009 |
Attack type | 2 suicide attacks |
| Weapons | Explosives |
| Deaths | 76 |
| Injured | At least 103 |
| Perpetrators | unidentified |
| Motive | Anti-Shi'a sentiment |
On 23 April 2009, two separate suicide attacks occurred in Baghdad and Miqdadiyah. At least seventy-six people are known to have died in the attacks, including several Iranian pilgrims. The Los Angeles Times puts the death toll at seventy-nine. Most of the forty-eight people killed in Muqdadiyah, near Baqubah, Diyala Province, are believed to have been Iranian nationals. According to the BBC, if the death tolls are confirmed, these attacks were the most lethal of 2009.