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Following the attack, the Iraqi military "intensified" its security around the country. 30,000 Iraqi soldiers were deployed in
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Ali Ghanim, the chief of the security committee in Basra, said the attack was carried out by a suicide bomber. He said, "There was a man who was holding a box and giving food to people, and one of our security officers found him suspicious and went to search the box and the man blew himself up". So
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893:"Iraqi suicide bomb kills at least 53 pilgrims in Basra"
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Baghdad, at least three bombs exploded in
923:"Factbox – Security developments in Iraq, January 28"
804:. Trust.org. Reuters. 14 January 2012. Archived from
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Car bombs, motorcycle bombs, roadside bombs, firearms
769:"Iraq's Al Qaeda claims 2 deadly attacks on Shiites"
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Italian military headquarters in November 2003.
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592:district of Baghdad left 16 dead and 36 injured.
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527:indicates incidents resulting in over 100 deaths
694:List of terrorist incidents, January–June 2012
1075:Improvised explosive device bombings in Mosul
714:"Wave of bombings leaves scores dead in Iraq"
652:killed a bystander and injured two officers.
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985:Bombings in the Iraqi insurgency (2011–2013)
949:"Iraq suicide blast kills dozens in Baghdad"
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863:"Bomb Kills Dozens in Southern Iraq"
636:Iraq that day. Roadside bombings in
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1010:Islamic terrorist incidents in 2012
1000:Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2012
720:from the original on 5 January 2012
959:from the original on 1 August 2017
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903:from the original on 17 March 2012
827:Mohammed, Aref (14 January 2012).
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995:ISIL terrorist incidents in Iraq
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716:. Al Jazeera. 5 January 2012.
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28:Iraqi insurgency (2011–2013)
1090:Motorcycle bombings in Iraq
1030:January 2012 crimes in Asia
1025:January 2012 events in Iraq
899:. London. 14 January 2012.
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1080:21st century in Mosul
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1005:Mass murder in 2012
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775:. 6 February 2012.
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208:Total: 350+ injured
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700:References
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672:See also
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833:Reuters
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