Incident Summary:

07/03/2014: An explosive device detonated in Gwarsha neighborhood, Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. There were no reported casualties. This was one of five coordinated bombings in different areas of Benghazi on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Haftar militia.

GTD ID:
201407030008

When:
2014-07-03

Country:
Libya

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Benghazi

City:
Benghazi

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

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Unknown
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Unknown
Nationality of Target Libya
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Unknown Explosive Type
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
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Haftar Militia No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Wave of killings in Benghazi as violence continues," Libya Herald, July 4, 2014.
"SOCAFRICA: Libya Incident Tracker: 29 June – 05 July 2014," SOCAFRICA, June 29, 2014.