Incident Summary:

04/27/2012: A suicide bomber detonated near a police contingent outside of the Zein al-Abidin mosque in Al Midan district, Damascus governorate, Syria. Twelve people were killed and 28 others wounded in the blast. Al-Nusra Front claimed responsibility for this incident.

GTD ID:
201204270010

When:
2012-04-27

Country:
Syria

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Damascus

City:
Al-Midan

Location Details:
Attack occurred at the Zein al Abidin mosque in Al Midan, Damascus, Damascus Governorate, Syria

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Syrian Police
Specific Description Officers
Nationality of Target Syria
Target Type: Religious Figures/Institutions
Name of Entity Zein al-Abidin Mosque
Specific Description Mosque
Nationality of Target Syria
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 Suicide (carried bodily by human being)
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?Yes
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Additional Information Casualty numbers for this incident conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the most recent estimates are used.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Al-Nusrah Front 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 12 Fatalities / 28 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 12
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 1
Total Number of Injured 28
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Islamist group says it carried out Damascus bombing," Reuters News, April 29, 2012.
"11 killed, dozens wounded in Damascus bombing," Agence France Presse, April 27, 2012.
"UPDATE 1-Seven dead, 20 wounded in Damascus suicide bomb," Reuters News, April 27, 2012.