Incident Summary:

12/03/2016: Security forces shot and killed a suicide bomber attempting to detonate near a shopping center in Baku, Azerbaijan. The assailant was the only reported casualty. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities identified the assailant as Emin Azizagaoglu Jami.

GTD ID:
201612030022

When:
2016-12-03

Country:
Azerbaijan

Region:
Central Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Baku

City:
Baku

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity Bina Shopping Centre
Specific Description Shopping Mall
Nationality of Target Azerbaijan
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Suicide (carried bodily by human being)
Weapon Details
An explosives-laden belt was used 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
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 1 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 1
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Azeri Security Forces Kill Suspected Suicide Bomber," Radio Free Europe, December 3, 2016.
"Azerbaijan's State Security Service says suicide terrorist killed when attempting to blow himself outside shopping center in Baku (Part 2)," Interfax, December 3, 2016.
"Azerbaijan’s security officers kill attempted suicide bomber in Baku," Ennahar Online, December 3, 2016.