Incident Summary:

09/04/2010: On Saturday evening around 2130, in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants fired several rockets at the United States consulate, wounding five civilians. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility.

GTD ID:
201009040023

When:
2010-09-04

Country:
Afghanistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Herat

City:
Herat

Location Details:
The attack took place at the U.S. Consulate building in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (Diplomatic)
Name of Entity
Specific Description The U.S. Consulate building
Nationality of Target Afghanistan
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Projectile (rockets, mortars, RPGs, etc.)
Weapon Details
Rockets were 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
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 5 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 5
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
National Counterterrorism Center, "Rocket Attack Wounded Three Civilians in Herat, Herat, Afghanistan," Worldwide Incidents Tracking System, January 11, 2011.
BBC Monitoring South Asia, "Missile Attack Reported on US Consulate in Western Afghan City," LexisNexis Academic, BBC Monitoring South Asia, September 5, 2010.