Incident Summary:

07/29/2013: Two explosive devices detonated near several bars in the predominantly Christian Sabor Gari area in Kano city, Kano state, Nigeria. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Kano targeting Christians on this date. Twenty-four people were killed and three others were injured across both incidents. Military officials attributed the coordinated attacks to Boko Haram.

GTD ID:
201307290026

When:
2013-07-29

Country:
Nigeria

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Kano

City:
Kano

Location Details:
Incident occurred in the Sabon Gari area

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Bars
Nationality of Target Nigeria
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
Weapon Details
Explosive devices planted in packages were used in the attack.
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
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 majority estimates are reported here. Moreover, casualty numbers for this incident represent an equal division of the total number killed and wounded across incidents 201307290026 and 201307290027.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Boko Haram No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 12 Fatalities / 2 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 12
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 2
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Bombs kill 24 in mainly Christian area of north Nigeria," Agence France Presse -- English, July 30, 2013.
"Bombs kill 15 in Nigeria's Kano: police source," Reuters, July 29, 2013.
"Multiple explosions hit Nigeria's Kano," Al Jazeera, July 29, 2013.