Incident Summary:

07/21/2010: On Wednesday evening at 1800, in Ba'quba, Diyala, Iraq, a car bomb explosion near a mosque in the central market place in Abu Sayda village went off killing 30 people and wounding 46 others. The attack caused a building to collapse. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.

GTD ID:
201007210010

When:
2010-07-21

Country:
Iraq

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Diyala

City:
Near Baqubah

Location Details:
The attack took place near a mosque in the central market place in Abu Sayda village, Ba'quba.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Religious Figures/Institutions
Name of Entity
Specific Description Civilians
Nationality of Target Iraq
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Vehicle
Weapon Details
A vehicle borne improvised explosive device was used in the attack.
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 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 30 Fatalities / 46 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 30
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 46
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
Press TV, "US Soldier Killed By IED in Iraq," http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=135745§ionid=351020201 (July 21, 2010).
Press TV, "Car Bomb Explosion Kills 30 in Iraq," http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=135731§ionid=351020201 (July 21, 2010).
McClatchy Newspapers, Sahar Issa, "Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Wednesday 21 July, 2010," http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/07/21/97920/round-up-of-daily-violence-in.html#ixzz0uoctLlLS (July 21, 2010).