Incident Summary:

05/15/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Al Meshtel area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and 13 others were injured in the blast. This was one of seven coordinated car bombings in Baghdad on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.

GTD ID:
201305150013

When:
2013-05-15

Country:
Iraq

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Baghdad

City:
Baghdad

Location Details:
Incident occurred in the Al Meshtel district

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 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
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 1 Fatalities / 13 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
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
"At least 35 people were killed and 134 others wounded in violent attacks across Iraq on Wednesday, including a wave of car bombings against the capital of Baghdad.," Xinhua News Agency, May 15, 2013.