2007 Al Amarah bombings

The 2007 Al Amarah bombings occurred on December 13, 2007 when three simultaneous car bombs detonated in Al Amarah, Iraq, capital of Maysan province. The attack left 46 people dead and 149 others wounded.

The explosions hit Dijlah Street, a commercial thoroughfare, destroying  shops and restaurants. According to witnesses the second car bomb, which was the most powerful of the three, blew up in front of Jalal Restaurant. As people were rushing to help the injured at the restaurant the third explosion occurred.

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Category:Mass murder in 2007
Category:Car and truck bombings in Iraq
Category:Bombings in the Iraqi insurgency
Category:Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2007
Category:December 2007 events in Asia