Incident Summary:

05/27/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near the Majestic Gas Station in Al-Waer neighborhood Homs city, Homs governorate, Syria. Six people were killed and 40 individuals were wounded in the blast; the gas station and nearby buildings were also damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.

GTD ID:
201305270041

When:
2013-05-27

Country:
Syria

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Homs

City:
Homs

Location Details:
The incident took place in the al-Waer neighborhood.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity Majestic Gas Station
Specific Description Gas Station
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
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 6 Fatalities / 40 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 6
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 40
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Car bomb kills four in Syria's Homs: watchdog," Agence France Presse -- English, May 27, 2013.
"Bomb kills 6, wounds 40 in Syria," EFE, May 28, 2013.
"Six people killed, 40 wounded in car bomb in Homs," Kuwait News Agency, May 27, 2013.