Incident Summary:

06/13/2012: An explosive device attached to a civilian car detonated in Hit district, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Three police officers were injured in the blast. This was one of 28 coordinated attacks on the same day across the country. Al-Qa'ida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the incidents, stating that the attacks were part of a "blessed Wednesday invasion" targeting Shias.

GTD ID:
201206130038

When:
2012-06-13

Country:
Iraq

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Al Anbar

City:
Hit

Location Details:
In central Heit district or western Anbar

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 Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Sticky Bomb
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
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 Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 3 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 3
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Al-Qaida claims wave of Iraq bombs that killed 72," Associated Press Online, June 16, 2012.
"Al-Qaeda claims deadly bombings against Shiite pilgrims in Iraq," Asian News International (ANI), June 16, 2012.
"Sticky bomb injures 3 cops in Anbar," Aswat al-Iraq, June 13, 2012.