Incident Summary:
09/17/2013: A car bomb detonated at the Bab Al-Hawa border crossing in Al-Dana town, Idlib governorate, Syria. The blast killed at least seven people and wounded 20 others. Several nearby vehicles were also damaged in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
Overview
GTD ID:
201309170001
When:
2013-09-17
Country:
Syria
Region:
Middle East & North Africa
Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:
Idlib
City:
Near Ad-Dana
Location Details:
Incident occrred at Bab al-Hawa border crossing
What
Attack Information
Type of Attack () |
Bombing/Explosion |
Successful Attack? () |
Yes |
Target Information ()
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property |
Name of Entity |
Not Applicable |
Specific Description |
Civilians |
Nationality of Target |
Syria |
Target Type: Terrorists/Non-state Militia |
Name of Entity |
Free Syrian Army (FSA) |
Specific Description |
Bab al-Hawa Border Crossing |
Nationality of Target |
Syria |
Additional Information
Hostages |
No |
Property Damage |
Yes |
Extent of Property Damage |
Minor (likely < $1 million) |
Value of Property Damage |
Unknown |
How
Weapon Information
Type |
Sub-type |
Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite |
Vehicle |
Additional Information
Suicide Attack? | No |
Part of Multiple Incident? | No |
Criterion 1 () |
Yes |
Criterion 2 () |
Yes |
Criterion 3 () |
Yes |
Doubt Terrorism Proper () |
No |
Additional Information |
Casualty numbers for this incident conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the majority estimates are reported here. |
Who
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 |
7 Fatalities / 20 Injured |
Total Number of Fatalities |
7 |
Number of U.S. Fatalities |
0 |
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities |
0 |
Total Number of Injured |
20 |
Number of U.S. Injured |
0 |
Number of Perpetrators Injured |
0 |
Sources
Sources
"Rebels: explosion on Syrian side kills 15," Xinhua News Agency, September 18, 2013." |
"Car bomb explodes at Syria-Turkey crossing - activists," Reuters UK, September 17, 2013." |
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"Car Bomb Said Exploded at Syria-Turkey Crossing," Hurriyet Daily News Online, September 17, 2013." |