Khan Bani Saad (Arabic: مدينة خان بني سعد) |
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Khan Bani Saad's location inside Iraq | |
Coordinates: 33°34′N 44°32′E / 33.567°N 44.533°E | |
Country | Iraq |
Governorate | Diyala |
District | Ba'quba |
Population 2014 | |
• Total | 127,000 |
Time zone | Arabian Time (UTC+3) |
Khan Bani Saad (Arabic: مدينة خان بني سعد Madīna Khān Banī Sa`ad) is a majority ShiaArab city in Diyala Governorate, Iraq.
On 17 July 2015, a suicide bomber detonated a car bomb in the city's crowded market. Over 120 people were killed and 130 injured. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.