Incident Summary:

09/21/2013: An explosive device detonated at a funeral in the Sadr City neighborhood of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. This was one of three coordinated bombings that occurred at this funeral on the same day; this bombing occurred as first responders were converging on the scene of two earlier incidents. At least 66 people were killed and another 120 were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for these incidents.

GTD ID:
201309210006

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 Sadr City neighborhood.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Iraqi Police Service (IPS)
Specific Description First Responder Forces
Nationality of Target Iraq
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Not Applicable
Specific Description Funeral Tent
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 Unknown Explosive Type
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 Unknown
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.
"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.