Incident Summary:

12/16/2013: An explosive device detonated inside a government department's parking garage in the Bayaa neighborhood of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and at least 12 others were wounded in the attack. This was one of two attacks on government targets in Baghdad on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201312160024

When:
2013-12-16

Country:
Iraq

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Baghdad

City:
Baghdad

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Bayaa neighborhood of the city.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Government of Iraq
Specific Description Parking Garage
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
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 / 12 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 12
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Violence grips Iraq in day of deadly bombings," Al Jazeera, December 16, 2013.
"5 persons killed, 20+ wounded in three Baghdad areas," Aswat al-Iraq, December 16, 2013.
"42 killed in wave of insurgent attacks in Iraq," Azeri-Press news agency (APA), December 16, 2013.