Incident Summary:

04/29/2013: Assailants fired two missiles at a Russian passenger plane as it flew over Syria. The missiles missed the aircraft, failing to cause injuries or damages. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.

GTD ID:
201304290038

When:
2013-04-29

Country:
Syria

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Unknown

City:
Unknown

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Airports and Aircraft
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Passenger Plane
Nationality of Target Russia
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Projectile (rockets, mortars, RPGs, etc.)
Weapon Details
Two surface-to-air missiles 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 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Missiles target Russian passenger plane over Syria," The News International, April 30, 2013.
"Russian liner escapes rockets over Syria," Trend News Agency, April 29, 2013.
"Sunni Rebels Target Russian Jet," Middle East Newsline, April 30, 2013.