Incident Summary:

08/03/2013: A gas cylinder placed inside a vehicle detonated near a recreational area in Budaiya town, Northern governorate, Bahrain. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Al-Ashtar Brigades claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201308030001

When:
2013-08-03

Country:
Bahrain

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Northern

City:
Budaiya

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 Budaiya Garden
Nationality of Target Bahrain
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Vehicle
Weapon Details
A car packed with two gas cylinder bombs (only one detonated) was 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
Al-Ashtar Brigades 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 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
"Car bomb explodes west of Bahraini capital Manama," Reuters, August 3, 2013.
"Jordan condemns car bomb explosion in Bahrain," Jordan Times, August 5, 2013.
"Bahrain car bomb blast," Gulf Times, August 4, 2013.