Incident Summary:

07/27/2010: On Tuesday evening, in Karbala, Karbala province, Iraq, two rockets landed near the Imam Hussein Shrine, killing seven Shiite pilgrims and injuring 46. An unspecified number of nearby houses were damaged in the attack and no group claimed responsibility.

GTD ID:
201007270003

When:
2010-07-27

Country:
Iraq

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Karbala

City:
Karbala

Location Details:
The attack took place near the Imam Hussein Shrine in Karbala, Karbala, 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 Shiite pilgrims
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 Projectile (rockets, mortars, RPGs, etc.)
Weapon Details
Two rockets were 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
Additional Information The most recent available sources listed the fatalities for this attack from six to seven, and the injuries for this attack from 30 to 46, so the majority casualty figures have been used in order to preserve statistical accuracy in the database. Furthermore, the available sources listed the attack method as either a rocket attack or a mortar attack, but the majority attack method (rocket attack) was used.
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 7 Fatalities / 46 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 7
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
Voice of Iraq, "Six Killed, 30 Injured in Rocket Attack in Karbala,"http://en.aswataliraq.info/?p=135002 (July 28, 2010).
Press TV, "Twelve Killed in Karbala, Baghdad Attacks," http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=136491§ionid=351020201 (July 28, 2010).
BBC Monitoring Middle East, "Two Rockets Target Shi'i Shrine in Iraq, Kill Six, Wound 30," LexisNexis Academic, Aswat al-Iraq, July 28, 2010.