Incident Summary:

04/01/2006: The owner of an air conditioner repair shop was shot to death by an unknown number of unknown gunmen on his way to work in western Baghdad, Iraq. There was no claim of responsibility.

GTD ID:
200604010006

When:
2006-04-01

Country:
Iraq

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Baghdad

City:
Baghdad

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity Business in Baghdad
Specific Description Air conditioner shop owner in Baghdad
Nationality of Target Iraq
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
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) Yes
Alternate Designation (more) Other Crime Type
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 1 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
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
Abdul-Zahra, Qassim, "U.S. Military Helicopter Crashes in Iraq," Associated Press Online, April 1, 2006.
ABDUL-ZAHRA, QASSIM, “U.S. military helicopter crashes; pressure mounts on Iraqi prime minister to step aside,” Associated Press Worldstream, April 02, 2006.