Incident Summary:

11/21/2008: On Friday morning at 0630, two bombs detonated along 13th Street in the Hadar community of southern Baghdad, Baghdad province, Iraq, killing one civilian and injuring four others. A third bomb later detonated while Iraqi National Police from the 1st Battalion, 7th Brigade, 2nd NP Division, responded to the scene to evacuate the wounded citizens, wounding one National Police officer. There was no damage reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.

GTD ID:
200811210004

When:
2008-11-21

Country:
Iraq

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Baghdad

City:
Baghdad

Location Details:
The attack took place along 13th Street in the Hadar community.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Iraqi national police
Specific Description Iraqi national police
Nationality of Target Iraq
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity
Specific Description Civilians
Nationality of Target Iraq
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Unknown Explosive Type
Weapon Details
Three explosive devices were used in the attack.
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 1 Fatalities / 4 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 4
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
National Counterterrorism Center, "One Civilian Killed, Four Others, One Police Officer Wounded in Triple IED Attack in Baghdad, Iraq ," Worldwide Incidents Tracking System, Novermber, 09, 2009.
mnf-iraq.com: Official Website of Multi-National Force-Iraq, "Bomb attacks in Hadar kill 1 injure 4," Novermber 21, 2008, http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23904&Itemid=128.