Incident Summary:

07/27/2007: A suicide attacker exploded his car in a crowd of people cheering an Iraqi national soccer team victory near the al-Riwad ice cream shop in the predominantly Sunni Mansour neighborhood in west Baghdad, Iraq. At least 30 people were killed and 75 wounded. No claim of responsibility was issued.

Overview

GTD ID:
200707270003

When:
2007-07-27

Country:
Iraq

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:
Baghdad

City:
Baghdad

Location Details:
Mansour neighborhood of western Baghdad

What

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

Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity	Unknown
Specific Description	Iraqi civilians in west Baghdad
Nationality of Target	Iraq

Additional Information
Hostages	No
Property Damage	Unknown
Extent of Property Damage	Unknown
Value of Property Damage	Unknown

How

Weapon Information
Type	Sub-type
Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite	Vehicle

Additional Information
Suicide Attack?	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 Group Information
Group Name	Claimed Responsibility
Unknown	No

Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators	1
Number of Captured Perpetrators	0

Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties	30 Fatalities / 75 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities	30
Number of U.S. Fatalities	0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities	1
Total Number of Injured	75
Number of U.S. Injured	0
Number of Perpetrators Injured	0

Sources

Sources
"Iraqis' soccer joy turns to horror,” Hobart Mercury (Australia), July 27, 2007.."
Hamza Hendawi, “Bombs turn soccer jubilation to despair,” Herald Sun (Australia), July 27, 2007.