Second Al-Askari Mosque Bombing

Date: June 13, 2007 • Location: Sāmarrā’, Iraq

Insurgents carried out a second bombing at the al-Askari Mosque, one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam.

The 2007 al-Askari mosque bombing occurred on 13 June 2007 at around 9 am local time at one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam, the al-Askari Mosque, and has been attributed by Iran to the Iraqi Baath Party. While there were no injuries or deaths reported, the mosque's two ten-story minarets were destroyed in the attacks. This was the second bombing of the mosque, with the first bombing occurring on 22 February 2006 and destroying the mosque's golden dome.