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 (more)	Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Successful Attack? (more)	Yes

Target Information (more)
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 (more)	Yes
Criterion 2 (more)	Yes
Criterion 3 (more)	Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more)	No
Additional Information	Casualty numbers for this incident conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the most recent reliable estimates are reported here.

Who

Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name	Claimed Responsibility
Individuals Tending Toward Savagery (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	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."
"Mexican state oil company says toll rises to 37 in disaster at headquarters," Associated Press Newswires, February 4, 2013."
"14 killed, dozens injured in blast at Mexican state oil company offices," CNN Wire, January 31, 2013."