On 3 July 2016, ISIL militants carried out coordinated bomb attacks in Baghdad that killed 340 civilians and injured hundreds more. A few minutes after midnight local time, a suicide truck-bomb targeted the mainly Shia district of Karrada, busy with late night shoppers for Ramadan. A second roadside bomb was detonated in the suburb of Sha'ab, killing at least five.
Immediate aftermath of the bombing, with smoke spewing from inside the building
The ADE 651 is a fake bomb detector produced by the British company Advanced Tactical Security & Communications Ltd (ATSC). Its manufacturer claimed it could detect bombs, guns, ammunition, and more from kilometres away.
An ADE 651 device in 2016
An Iraqi soldier in 2008 using an ADE 651
Photo of ADE 100 taken at QEDcon 2016
Iraqi Interior Minister Jawad al-Bulani, who defended the use of the ADE 651.