Incident Summary:

02/23/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated at a hospital tent near the Syrian-Turkish border in Syria. Twelve people were killed and 65 others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201402240060

When:
2014-02-23

Country:
Syria

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Unknown

City:
Unknown

Location Details:
The incident occurred near the Syrian-Turkish border

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Hospital Tent
Nationality of Target Syria
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Vehicle
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
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 Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 12 Fatalities / 65 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 12
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 65
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Bessar Assad continues massacres," Turkish Radio and Television, February 24, 2014.
"Bin Laden's courier killed by Aleppo suicide bomb," The Scotsman, February 24, 2014.