2013 Baghdad Christmas Day bombings

On 25 December 2013, three bombings occurred in two locations in Baghdad, Iraq.

Two bombs first exploded simultaneously in an outdoor market in the Christian section of Athorien in Baghdad.

[2] A few minutes later, about half a mile away,[3] a car bomb went off near St. John's Roman Catholic Church in Baghdad's southern Dora neighborhood.

[1] According to officials, "The bomb detonated at the end of Christmas prayers as worshippers were leaving the church.

[2] In total, the bombings targeting the two Christian-populated sites killed 38 and wounded 70.