Incident Summary:
11/29/2013: A mortar shell detonated near the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. At least four people were killed and 26 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
Overview
GTD ID:
201311290026
When:
2013-11-29
Country:
Syria
Region:
Middle East & North Africa
Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:
Damascus
City:
Damascus
What
Attack Information
Type of Attack () |
Bombing/Explosion |
Successful Attack? () |
Yes |
Target Information ()
Target Type: Religious Figures/Institutions |
Name of Entity |
Umayyad Mosque |
Specific Description |
Mosque |
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 |
Projectile (rockets, mortars, RPGs, etc.) |
Weapon Details |
A mortar was used in the attack. |
Additional Information
Suicide Attack? | No |
Part of Multiple Incident? | No |
Criterion 1 () |
Yes |
Criterion 2 () |
Yes |
Criterion 3 () |
Yes |
Doubt Terrorism Proper () |
No |
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 |
4 Fatalities / 26 Injured |
Total Number of Fatalities |
4 |
Number of U.S. Fatalities |
0 |
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities |
0 |
Total Number of Injured |
26 |
Number of U.S. Injured |
0 |
Number of Perpetrators Injured |
0 |
Sources
Sources
"Mortar round at historic Syrian mosque kills 4," The Associated Press, November 29, 2013." |
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"Four killed in Damascus mosque attack," Deutsche Presse-Agentur, November 29, 2013." |
"Four dead in shelling of Syria's Umayyad Mosque," Lebanon Daily Star, November 30, 2013." |