Incident Summary:

09/21/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a tent of mourners at a funeral in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. This was one of three coordinated bombings that occurred at this funeral on the same day. At least 66 people were killed and another 120 were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for these incidents.

GTD ID:
201309210004

When:
2013-09-21

Country:
Iraq

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Baghdad

City:
Baghdad

Location Details:
The incident took place in the Sadr City area.

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 Tent of Funeral Mourners
Nationality of Target Iraq
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?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Additional Information Casualty numbers for this attack represent an equal division of a cumulative total of killed and wounded across incidents 201309210004, 201309210005, and 201309210006. Casualty numbers for this incident conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the majority reliable 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 22 Fatalities / 40 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 22
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
"More than 50 killed at Iraq funeral," BBC, September 21, 2013.
"Pakistan: At least 65 killed in attack in Baghdad Shia stronghold," Pakistan Today Online, September 22, 2013.
"Bombers target Shia mourners, k...," Qatar Peninsula, September 22, 2013.