Incident Summary:

10/17/2013: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated at a police checkpoint in the Dora neighborhood of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. This was one of 12 such attacks in the city on this day, This was one of 12 such attacks in the city on this day, across which at least 45 people were killed and 125 others were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201310170005

When:
2013-10-17

Country:
Iraq

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Baghdad

City:
Baghdad

Location Details:
Incident occurred in the Dora neighborhood of the city.

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 Checkpoint
Nationality of Target Iraq
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 Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Vehicle
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 201310170002, 201310170003, 201310170004, 201310170005, 201310170006, 201310170007, 201310170008, 201310170009, 201310170010, 201310170011, 201310170012, and 201310170013.
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 5 Fatalities / 11 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 5
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 1
Total Number of Injured 11
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Baghdad car bombs kill at least 44: officials," Agence France Presse -- English, October 17, 2013.
"Over 50 killed in spate of attacks in Iraq amid Eid celebration," Russia Today, October 17, 2013.