March 2016 Hillah suicide truck bombing

The 2016 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 of Hillah, south of Baghdad. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS) claims responsibility for the attack.[1][2][3][4]

March 2016 Hillah suicide truck bombing
Part of Iraqi Civil War
Location of Babil Governorate in Iraq
LocationHillah, Babil Governorate, Iraq
Coordinates33°23′20″N 44°27′30″E / 33.38889°N 44.45833°E / 33.38889; 44.45833
DateMarch 6, 2016
Attack type
Mass murder
Suicide attack
Car bombing
WeaponsTruck bombs
Deaths60
Injured70
PerpetratorsIslamic State

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