Incident Summary:
01/31/2013: An explosion occurred at the Pemex state oil company offices in Mexico City, Federal, Mexico. The blast killed approximately 37 people and injured at least 101 more. The cause of the explosion is unknown, although Pemex concluded it was due to a gas leak. Individuals Tending Toward Savagery (ITS) claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that destruction of the planet has repercussions and that attacks will continue unless nanotechnology is stopped.
Overview
GTD ID:
201301310030
When:
2013-01-31
Country:
Mexico
Region:
North America
Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:
Federal
City:
Mexico City
What
Attack Information
Type of Attack () |
Facility/Infrastructure Attack |
Successful Attack? () |
Yes |
Target Information ()
Target Type: Business |
Name of Entity |
Pemex State Oil Company |
Specific Description |
Office |
Nationality of Target |
Mexico |
Additional Information
Hostages |
No |
Property Damage |
Yes |
Extent of Property Damage |
Unknown |
Value of Property Damage |
Unknown |
How
Weapon Information
Type |
Sub-type |
Incendiary |
Gasoline or Alcohol |
Additional Information
Suicide Attack? | No |
Part of Multiple Incident? | No |
Criterion 1 () |
Yes |
Criterion 2 () |
Yes |
Criterion 3 () |
Yes |
Doubt Terrorism Proper () |
No |
Additional Information |
Casualty numbers for this incident conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the most recent reliable estimates are reported here. |
Who
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators |
Unknown |
Number of Captured Perpetrators |
0 |
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties |
37 Fatalities / 101 Injured |
Total Number of Fatalities |
37 |
Number of U.S. Fatalities |
0 |
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities |
0 |
Total Number of Injured |
101 |
Number of U.S. Injured |
0 |
Number of Perpetrators Injured |
0 |
Sources
Sources
"Death toll rises in Mexico's Pemex blast," CNN Wire, February 3, 2013." |
"14 killed, dozens injured in blast at Mexican state oil company offices," CNN Wire, January 31, 2013." |
"Mexican state oil company says toll rises to 37 in disaster at headquarters," Associated Press Newswires, February 4, 2013." |
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