Incident Summary:

10/03/2012: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near Aleppo Palace Hotel in Aleppo city, Aleppo governorate, Syria. This was one of five coordinated attacks in Aleppo on this date. Approximately 45 people were killed and more than 80 injured across four explosions. The fifth related attack was a shooting. The Al-Nusrah Front claimed responsibility for the incidents.

GTD ID:
201210030002

When:
2012-10-03

Country:
Syria

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Aleppo

City:
Aleppo

Location Details:
Bomb detonated near the Aleppo Palace Hotel

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity Aleppo Palace Hotel
Specific Description Hotel
Nationality of Target Syria
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?Yes
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 the total number killed and wounded across incidents 201210030001, 201210030002, 201210030003, 201210030004, 201210030005.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Al-Nusrah Front Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Posted to website, blog, etc.)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 1
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 11 Fatalities / 23 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 11
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 1
Total Number of Injured 23
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"World News: Aleppo Blast Kills Dozens; Turkey Hit," The Wall Street Journal Asia, October 4, 2012.