Incident Summary:

11/06/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a police headquarters in Al-Salam town, near Baqubah city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. In addition to the bomber, at least seven police officers were killed and 12 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201311060038

When:
2013-11-06

Country:
Iraq

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Diyala

City:
Near Baqubah

Location Details:
Incident occurred in the town of Salam near 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 Headquarters
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
An explosives- laden oil tanker was detonated by its driver in the attack.
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?Yes
Part of Multiple Incident?No
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 1
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 8 Fatalities / 12 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 8
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 1
Total Number of Injured 12
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Suicide bomber kills six in assault on Iraqi police station," Reuters, November 6, 2013.
"Iraq suicide bomber kills 7 police outside Baghdad," The Associated Press, November 6, 2013.
"Suicide truck bomb kills 7 in Iraq," Turkish Radio and Television, November 6, 2013.