Incident Summary:

06/07/2007: No casualties were reported but a building was damaged when an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by an unknown number of unknown perpetrators detonated at the former Commando Forces headquarters in Samarra, Salah al-Din Governorate, Iraq. No claim of responsibility was reported.

GTD ID:
200706070043

When:
2007-06-07

Country:
Iraq

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Saladin

City:
Samarra

Location Details:
At the former Commando Forces headquarters.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Iraqi Police Service (IPS)
Specific Description Police officers in Samarra
Nationality of Target Iraq
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Unknown Explosive Type
Weapon Details
An improvised explosive device (IED).
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators Unknown
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
“BBC monitoring: Iraq briefing 1500 GMT 7 Jun 07,” BBC Monitoring, June 7, 2007.
“Highlights: Iraqi press 09 Jun 07,” Iraq – OSC Summary, June 9, 2007.