Incident Summary:

08/15/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in an outdoor market in Muqdadiyah city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. This was one of two attacks in the market on the same day; this first explosion was designed to draw a crowd. Seven people were killed and another 26 wounded across both blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the coordinated attack.

GTD ID:
201208150001

When:
2012-08-15

Country:
Iraq

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Diyala

City:
Muqdadiyah

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Market
Nationality of Target Iraq
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Vehicle
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
Additional Information The majority of sources indicated that 26 people were injured in two explosions. So, 26 was divided across both attacks to get 13 for nwound for each attack. For nkill, seven was divided across the two attacks to get 3.5 for each attack.
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 4 Fatalities / 13 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 4
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 13
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Blasts kill 10, injure 36 in Iraq's Diyala province," CNN Wire, August 15, 2012.
"Deadly explosions rock Iraq," Al Jazeera English, August 15, 2012.
"Iraq car bombs, blast kill 9, wound 34: sources," Reuters News, August 15, 2012.