Incident Summary:

04/06/2010: On Tuesday morning, in northwest Baghdad, Iraq, an explosion caused an apartment building to collapse in Shuala. The attack was one of six related bombings in a series of linked attacks around Baghdad. The casualties were listed cumulatively as 35 killed and 140 wounded.

GTD ID:
201004060016

When:
2010-04-06

Country:
Iraq

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Baghdad

City:
Baghdad

Location Details:
The attack took place in Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity
Specific Description An apartment was targeted in the attack.
Nationality of Target Iraq
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Unknown Explosive Type
Weapon Details
Unknown explosives were used in the attack.
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Additional Information This was one of six related attacks (cf. 201004060012, 201004060013, 201004060014, 201004060015 and 201004060017). The available sources listed the fatalities for these attacks cumulatively as 35, and the injuries for these attacks cumulatively as 140, so these figures have been distributed evenly for these cases in order to preserve statistical accuracy in the database.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 6 Fatalities / 23 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 6
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 23
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
Williams Timothy & Mousa Yasmine, "Baghdad Bombing Streak Stokes Fear of New Round of Sectarian Violence," LexisNexis Academic, New York Times, April 7, 2010.
Australian, "Six Blasts Claim Dozens in Baghdad," LexisNexis Academic, Australian, April 07, 2010.
Reuters, "Baghdad Blasts Kill 35, Destroy Seven Buildings," Reuters, April 06, 2010, http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LDE6350D4.htm.