Incident Summary:

11/02/2010: On Tuesday, in Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, in the fifteenth of 15 related bombings that beginning around 1830 and taking place within 90 minutes of each other, suspected Al Qaeda assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a restaurant, killing one civilian, and wounding one other. The bombing came hours after a memorial service for hostages and officers killed in a church attack two days prior. The amount of property damage from this attack is unknown. Islamic State of Iraq (ISI), the Al Qaeda front in Iraq, claimed responsibility for the attack. A statement posted on an Islamic website claimed that the attacks were the beginning of more attacks to come against Shiite Muslims.

GTD ID:
201011020034

When:
2010-11-02

Country:
Iraq

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Baghdad

City:
Baghdad

Location Details:
The attack took place near a restaurant in Baghdad.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity
Specific Description A restaurant
Nationality of Target Iraq
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Other Explosive Type
Weapon Details
An improvised explosive device was used in the attack.
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
Additional Information This was one of 15 related attacks (cf. 201011020020, 201011020021, 201011020022, 201011020023, 201011020024, 201011020025, 201011020026, 201011020027, 201011020028, 201011020029, 201011020030, 201011020031, 201011020032, and 201011020033). The available sources listed the fatalities for this attack from 36 to 40 to 54 to 64 to 76, and the injuries for this attack from 80 to 200 to 248 to 271 to 300 to 320, and because no majority figures were reported, the lowest proferred casualty figures were used in order to preserve statistical accuracy in the database. The available sources listed the fatalities for these attacks cumulatively as 19, and the injuries for these attacks cumulatively as 80, so these figures have been distributed evenly for these cases in order to preserve statistical accuracy in the database.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Al-Qaida in Iraq (suspected) Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Posted to website, blog, etc.)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 1 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 1
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
Guardian, "Scores Die in Bomb Attacks on Baghdad Shia Areas," Guardian, November 2, 2010, http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/nov/02/bombings-kill-shia-baghdad-al-qaida.
McClatchy Newspapers, Mohammed Al Dulaimy, "Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Tuesday 2 November 2010," http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/11/02/103030/round-up-of-daily-violence-in.html#ixzz14jBHbdYt (November 2, 2010).
Xinhua News Agency, “Al-Qaida Claims Responsibility for Tuesday's Coordinated Bombings in Baghdad,” Xinhua News Agency, November 6, 2010, http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-11/06/c_13593320.htm.