GTD ID:
201303220001
When:
2013-03-21
Country:
Syria
Region:
Middle East & North Africa
Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:
Damascus
City:
Damascus
Location Details:
Al-Eman Mosque
Target Type: Religious Figures/Institutions | |||
---|---|---|---|
Name of Entity | Al-Eman Mosque | ||
Specific Description | Cleric: Mohamed Said Ramadan al-Bouti | ||
Nationality of Target | Syria |
Hostages | No |
Property Damage | Yes |
Extent of Property Damage | Minor (likely < $1 million) |
Value of Property Damage | Unknown |
Type | Sub-type |
---|---|
Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite | Suicide (carried bodily by human being) |
Group Name | Claimed Responsibility |
---|---|
Unknown | No |
Number of Perpetrators | 1 |
Number of Captured Perpetrators | 0 |
Total Number of Casualties | 50 Fatalities / 84 Injured |
Total Number of Fatalities | 50 |
Number of U.S. Fatalities | 0 |
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities | 1 |
Total Number of Injured | 84 |
Number of U.S. Injured | 0 |
Number of Perpetrators Injured | 0 |
"Senior Pro-Assad Sunni Imam in Syria Is Assassinated," New York Times, March 21, 2013." |
"Senior cleric, others killed in Syria mosque bombing," Los Angeles Times, March 22, 2013." |
"Syria's prominent Islamic scholar killed in Damascus' blast," Xinhua News Agency, March 21, 2013." |