2006 al-Askari mosque bombing
unclaimed attack on a Shia Islamic mosque in the Iraqi city of Samarra
This article is about the bombing that took place in 2006. For the later bombing see 2007 al-Askari mosque bombing
2006 al-Askari mosque bombing | |
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Location | Samarra, Iraq |
Date | February 22, 2006 |
Target | Al-Askari mosque |
Attack type | Bombing |
Deaths | 0 |
Injured | 0 |
Perpetrators | Unknown |
The 2006 al-Askari mosque bombing occurred at the al-Askari mosque in the Iraqi city of Samarra, on February 22, 2006, at about 6:55 a.m. local time.