2011 Samarra bombing

{{Short description|Terrorist incident in Samarra, Iraq}}

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{{Infobox terrorist attack

| title = 2011 Samarra bombing

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| location = Samarra, Iraq

| target = Shia pilgrims

| date = 12 February 2011

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| type = Suicide bombing

| fatalities = 48

| injuries = 80

| perps = {{flagicon image|AQMI Flag asymmetric.svg}} Islamic State of Iraq

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The 2011 Samarra bombing was an attack that took place in the city of Samarra on 12 February 2011. A suicide bomber detonated an explosives vest in a bus depot at the entry to the city as Shia pilgrims gathered to commemorate the death of one of their 12 revered imams. The attacker infiltrated the crowd at a security checkpoint before detonating his explosives, killing 48 and injuring 80. Iraqi officials alleged that the Islamic State of Iraq organization carried out the attacks.{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-violence-toll-idUSTRE71C0I020110213|title=Death toll rises to 48 in Iraq suicide bombing|publisher=Reuters|date=13 February 2011|access-date=14 December 2011|archive-date=19 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919020426/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-violence-toll-idUSTRE71C0I020110213|url-status=live}}