Scenario 12

 

Explosives Attack –

Bombing Using Improvised

Explosive Devices

 

Casualties

100 fatalities; 450 hospitalizations

Infrastructure Damage

Structures affected by blast and fire

Evacuations/Displaced Persons

Evacuation of immediate area around each explosion results in approximately 5000 people seeking shelter in safe areas

Contamination

None

Economic Impact

Millions of dollars

Potential for Multiple Events

Yes

Recovery Timeline

Weeks to months

 

Scenario General Description

 

In this scenario, agents of the Universal Adversary (UA) – represented by Al Muhajiroun As-Salafiyya Jihadiyya of the United States (MSJ-US) and Mutaki’oun – detonate suicide bombs inside a sports area and create a VBIED to be detonated in the parking lot outside the arena.  They also detonate an IED in an underground transportation concourse close to the arena and detonate another VBIED at a local hospital.