Incident Summary:

07/24/2013: An explosive device detonated at a house in Surrey estate, Western Cape province, South Africa. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201307240045

When:
2013-07-24

Country:
South Africa

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Western Cape

City:
Near Surrey

Location Details:
Incident occurred at Taurus road

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Not Applicable
Specific Description House
Nationality of Target South Africa
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 Unknown Explosive Type
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
"Police probe Athlone explosions," Eye Witness News, July 25, 2013.
"Explosions at Pagad march," IOL, July 25, 2013.