Incident Summary:

04/06/2013: An explosive device detonated outside of a currency exchange office in Haskovo city, Haskovo province, Bulgaria. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast; however, the building was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201304060031

When:
2013-04-06

Country:
Bulgaria

Region:
Eastern Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Haskovo

City:
Haskovo

Location Details:
Incident occurred in Orfey district

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Currency Exchange Office
Nationality of Target Bulgaria
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Unknown Explosive Type
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
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 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Currency Exchange Office Bombed in Bulgaria," Sofia News Agency, April 6, 2013.