Al-Askari Shrine bombings

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:terrorist_attack
gptkbp:casualties No direct deaths in 2006 bombing
No direct deaths in 2007 bombing
gptkbp:country gptkb:Iraq
gptkbp:damaged_structure gptkb:Minarets
Golden dome
gptkbp:date 22 February 2006
13 June 2007
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Al-Askari Shrine bombings
gptkbp:location gptkb:Samarra,_Iraq
gptkbp:method Explosives
gptkbp:perpetrator al-Qaeda in Iraq
gptkbp:relatedEvent Iraqi civil war (2006–2008)
gptkbp:religious_affiliation_of_site Shia Islam
gptkbp:religiousSignificance One of the holiest sites for Shia Islam
gptkbp:result Sectarian violence in Iraq
Destruction of the golden dome
gptkbp:significance Escalation of Sunni-Shia conflict
gptkbp:target gptkb:Al-Askari_Shrine
gptkbp:year 2006
2007
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Imam_Ali_al-Hadi
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8