Incident Summary:

05/13/2013: An explosive device detonated at the home of Ruben Pepania, the village chief, in Buug town, Zamboanga Sibugay province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties or damages resulting from the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201305130011

When:
2013-05-13

Country:
Philippines

Region:
Southeast Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Zamboanga Sibugay

City:
Buug

Location Details:
Incident occurred in the Danlugan area of Buug,, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Government of the Philippines
Specific Description Barangay Danlugan Chief: Ruben Pepania's Residence
Nationality of Target Philippines
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Unknown Explosive Type
Weapon Details
A unspecified explosive was thrown in the attack.
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
"Blast rocks Sibugay before voting starts," Sun Star Network, May 13, 2013.
"Blast rocks Zamboanga village chief's home," Philippine Star, May 13, 2013.
"Philippines: Reported bomb scares and explosions on election day in Mindanao scare voters," Thai News Service, May 15, 2013.