Incident Date:
February 05, 2013
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Burgas Bulgaria
Perpetrators: Hizbullah
Event Type: Bombing/Explosion
Weapon Type(s): Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite (Unknown Explosive Type)
Organization Type: Religious,
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: No
Target Information
1- Transportation (Other than aviation)(Bus (excluding tourist))
Canadian Target: No
Canadian Victim:
Canadian Perpetrator:
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 5 fatalities, 34 injuries
Perpetrators: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "02/05/2013: The Bulgarian Minister of the Interior, Tsvetan Tsvetanov, stated that an investigation had concluded that suspected Hizballah militants were responsible for an improvised explosive device attack targeting Israeli tourists in a passenger bus parked outside Burgas airport on 07/18/2013. The attack killed five Israeli tourists and the Bulgarian bus driver, wounding 34 others. Tsvetanov stated that three people were involved in the attack including two suspected members of Hizballah’s armed wing, Al-Muqawama al-Islamiya. The suspects had previously lived in Lebanon before entering the country with foreign passports - one Australian and one Canadian. Hizballah has denied claims it was involved in the attack. The Minister for Foreign Affairs Kristian Vigenin claimed ""the evidence we have is not explicit,"" in reference to Hizballah’s involvement. The Bulgarian Minister of the Interior had seemingly confirmed it suspected Hizballah were to blame in a statement released on 07/18, stating ""There are clear signs that say Hizballah is behind the Burgas bombing."""
References: 1) Janes DB
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