Incident Summary:

09/08/2012: Two roadside bombs went off simultaneously in the Al-Tahrir area of Baqubah city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Thirty people were wounded across these two blasts and another that occurred later in the same area. This was one of seven related attacks carried out in Iraq on September 8, 2012. Al Qa'ida in Iraq (AQI) claimed responsibility for the incidents, stating that they were in revenge for the "campaign of extermination and torture of Sunni Muslim detainees in Safavid prisons."

GTD ID:
201209080007

When:
2012-09-08

Country:
Iraq

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Diyala

City:
Baqubah

Location Details:
The event occurred in the al-Tahrir area in southern Baquba.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Not Applicable
Specific Description Civilians
Nationality of Target Iraq
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Unknown Explosive Type
Weapon Details
Two roadside bombs were used in the attack.
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 / 15 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 15
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Qaeda claims latest deadly Iraq attacks," Agence France Presse -- English, September 10, 2012.
"At least 30 wounded in spate of bomb attacks in Iraq's Diyala," Xinhua General News Service, September 8, 2012.
"Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Sept. 8," Xinhua General News Service, September 8, 2012.