Incident Summary:

10/07/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in the Obeidi area of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and seven people were injured in the blast. This was one of 11 coordinated bombings in and around Baghdad city on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the coordinated incidents.

GTD ID:
201310070009

When:
2013-10-07

Country:
Iraq

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Baghdad

City:
Baghdad

Location Details:
The incident occurred in Obaydi neighborhood in the city.

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
Additional Information Casualty numbers for this attack conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the majority 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 1 Fatalities / 7 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 7
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"25 killed, 83 wounded in series of bombings in Baghdad," Xinhua News Agency, October 7, 2013.
"Wave of Bomb Blasts Rock Iraqi Capital, Killing 30," Time, October 7, 2013.
"Bomb attacks kill 35 people, wound 113 in Baghdad," Kuwait News Agency, October 7, 2013.