Incident Summary:

04/19/2012: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated targeting a police checkpoint in the Al-Katoun neighborhood of Baquba city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Two officers were killed and two others wounded. This was one of 43 coordinated attacks in Iraq on this day, all of which were claimed by Al-Qa'ida in Iraq.

GTD ID:
201204190017

When:
2012-04-19

Country:
Iraq

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Diyala

City:
Baqubah

Location Details:
The event occurred in the al-Katoun area of Baquba.

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 Officers
Nationality of Target Iraq
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Vehicle
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?Yes
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Al-Qaida in Iraq Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Posted to website, blog, etc.)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 1
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 3 Fatalities / 2 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 3
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 1
Total Number of Injured 2
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"IRAQ-LD BOMBINGS 2LAST," Press Trust of India, April 19, 2012.
"Iraq attacks kill at least 34," Agence France Presse -- English, April 19, 2012.
"Wave of bombings rocks Iraqi cities," Al Jazeera English, April 18, 2012.