2004 attacks on churches in Iraq

2004 Iraq churches attacks
2004 Iraq churches attacks
Part of Iraqi insurgency (2003–2006), Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011)
Location	Baghdad, Iraq; mussel, Iraq
Date	1 August 2004 ; ~18:30 – ~19:00 (UTC+4)
Target	Baghdad: Church Sayidat al-Najat (Our Lady of Salvation) - Karrada, Baghdad; Church Sayidat al-Zohour (Our Lady of the Flowers) - Karrada, Baghdad; (Armenian Catholic Church) Sts. Peter & Paul, Dora, Baghdad; St. Elia, Baghdad; St. Mary's Assyrian Church of the East Baghdad; Mosul: St. Paul Church - Center of Mosul;
Attack type	Car bombings
Deaths	at least 12
Injured	at least 71
Perpetrators	Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad
Motive	Anti-Christian sentiment

On August 1, 2004, a series of car bomb attacks took place during the Sunday evening Mass in churches of two Iraqi cities, Baghdad and Mosul. The six attacks killed at least 12 people and wounded at least 71. No one claimed responsibility for the attacks, but Iraq's national security adviser, Mowaffaq al-Rubaie, blamed the attacks on Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. The bombings marked the first major attack against the Christian community since the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

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