Incident Summary:

10/17/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated at an outdoor market in the Garage Al-Amana area of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. 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. This was also one of two such attacks in Garage Al-Amana. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201310170009

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 Garage Al-Amana area

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Marketplace
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?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 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 Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 4 Fatalities / 10 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 4
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 10
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.
"Iraq: Wave of car, suicide blasts kill at least 61," Associated Press Online, October 17, 2013.
"Iraq car and suicide bomb attacks hit Baghdad, northern towns, killing at least 51," Alaska Highway News, October 17, 2013.