Incident Summary:

04/08/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near Sabaa Bahrat Square in which the Syrian Investment Agency, Syrian Finance Ministry, and Syrian Central Bank are situated in Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. Sixteen people, including the assailant, were killed and 53 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.

GTD ID:
201304080002

When:
2013-04-08

Country:
Syria

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Damascus

City:
Damascus

Location Details:
Incident occurred between the Sabaa Bahrat square and Shahbander Street

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity Syrian Central Bank
Specific Description Building
Nationality of Target Syria
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Syrian Investment Agency
Specific Description Building
Nationality of Target Syria
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Ministry of Finance
Specific Description Building
Nationality of Target Syria
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 Vehicle
Weapon Details
An explosive-laden car driven by a suicide bomber was used in the attack.
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 attack conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the lowest estimates are reported here.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 1
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 14 Fatalities / 53 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 14
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 1
Total Number of Injured 53
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"15 killed in Damascus suicide blast," TalkTalk, April 8, 2013.
"Suicide car bomber kills 15 in Syria | 2013-04-08 10:13:53 PM," Nile International, April 8, 2013.
"Xinhua 'Roundup': Suicide Bombing Kills 15 in Central Damascus," Xinhua, April 8, 2013.