Incident Summary:

11/07/2006: An attack by a suicide bomber inside a Baghdad, Iraq, coffee shop late in the day, killied at least 17 civilians and wounded at least 20. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.

Overview

GTD ID:
200611070002

When:
2006-11-07

Country:
Iraq

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:
Baghdad (Governorate)

City:
Baghdad

What

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more)	Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more)	Yes

Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity	Coffee Shop
Entity Type	Domestic Business
Specific Description	Shi`i Coffe Shop in Baghdad
Nationality of Target	Iraq

Additional Information
Hostages	No
Property Damage	Yes
Extent of Property Damage	Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage	Unknown

How

Weapon Information
Type	Sub-type
Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite	Suicide (carried bodily by human being)

Additional Information
Suicide Attack?	Yes
Situation of Multi-Party Conflict?	Yes
Part of Multiple Incident?	No
Criterion 1 (more)	Yes
Criterion 2 (more)	Yes
Criterion 3 (more)	Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more)	No

Who

Perpetrator Information
Name	Claimed Responsibility
Unknown	No

Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators	1
Number of Captured Perpetrators	0

Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties	21 Fatalities / 25 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities	21
Number of U.S. Fatalities	0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities	1
Total Number of Injured	25
Number of U.S. Injured	0
Number of Perpetrators Injured	0

Sources

Sources
Qais al-Bashir, ”Death Toll on Shi`i Coffee Shop in Baghdad Rises to 21,• Associated Press Worldstream, November 08, 2006.
Kirk Semple, ”Suspects Still at Large in Iraqi Torture Case,• New York Times, November 08, 2006.
Christopher Bodeen, ”Mortar Kills 8 at Baghdad Soccer Field,• The Associated Press, November 08, 2006.