Baghdad Hotel

33°19′07″N 44°24′54″E / 33.3186°N 44.4149°E / 33.3186; 44.4149

Building in Baghdad, Iraq

Location in Baghdad

General informationLocationBaghdad, IraqCoordinates33°19′6.96″N 44°24′53.64″E / 33.3186000°N 44.4149000°E / 33.3186000; 44.4149000

The Baghdad Hotel is a large hotel in Baghdad, Iraq, favored by Westerners after the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The hotel overlooks the Tigris on its eastern bank.

History

The Baghdad Hotel Bombing Terror Attack occurred on October 12, 2003, when a car rigged with a bomb drove past a checkpoint near the hotel. It drove down a side street before it was fired on by guards and exploded, killing the suicide bomber and six Iraqis.^[1] ^[2] Thirty-two other people were wounded, including three U.S. soldiers. Security officials said that concrete barriers absorbed much of the blast, and prevented the car from destroying the hotel. Western journalists, workers, and American and Iraqi members of the Iraqi Governing Council frequently stayed at the hotel.

References

^ "US defiant after Baghdad attack". 2003-10-12. Archived from the original on 2016-03-12. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
^ "CNN.com - Suicide bombing near hotel kills six Iraqis - Oct. 12, 2003". www.cnn.com. Archived from the original on 2006-03-10. Retrieved 2023-05-10.