Incident Summary:

12/12/2011: A natural gas pipeline was bombed outside of Rastan within Homs, Syria. No group claimed responsibility and no motive was stated. However, at this time the province of Homs was the center of an uprising against the government.

GTD ID:
201112120029

When:
2011-12-12

Country:
Syria

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Homs

City:
Near Rastan

Location Details:
The incident occurred along a gas pipeline near Rastan.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Utilities
Name of Entity Pipeline
Specific Description Natural gas pipeline
Nationality of Target Syria
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
No weapons detail given
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 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
"Blast hits Syrian natural gas pipeline," United Press International, December 13, 2011.
"Blasts hit gas pipeline in Syria's flashpoint province," Channel News Asia, December 13, 2011.