Incident Summary:

09/21/2013: A suicide bomber in 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. In addition to the bomber, at least 66 people, were killed and another 120 were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for these incidents.

GTD ID:
201309210005

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 neighborhood.

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
Weapon Details
A suicide car bomber was used in the attack.
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?Yes
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 23 Fatalities / 40 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 23
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 1
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.
"More than 60 killed at Iraqi funeral," The Nation Nigeria, September 22, 2013.
"At least 72 killed in Iraq bomb attack," Xinhua News Agency, September 22, 2013.