20 September Samarra attack

20 September 2013 Iraq attacks
Part of Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal)
Location	Samarra, Iraq
Date	20 September 2013
Target	Sunni civilians
Weapons	Bombs
Deaths	25[1]
Non-fatal injuries	39[1]
Suspected perpetrators	Islamic State of Iraq

The 20 September 2013 Iraq attacks were a series of coordinated bombings and shootings across central and southern parts of Iraq that resulted in at least 25 people killed and dozens more injured. The biggest attack took place in Samarra, where a bomb hidden in the air-conditioning unit of a Sunni mosque was detonated, killing 18 and injuring 21 others.^[1][2][3]

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