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05/26/2011: On Thursday evening around 1815, in Hangu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, a suicide bomber detonated his pickup truck near a police checkpoint that was close to the police station, killing at least 33 people and wounding more than 50 others. An estimated 15 shops were damaged and one small hotel and six shops surrounding the hotel were destroyed, while several houses, a District Coordination Officer (DCO) office and the police station were damaged. According to police, an estimated 450 kilograms of explosives were used in the attack. Ehsanullah Ehsan, a Terik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman claimed responsibility for the attack by telephone from an undisclosed location, saying that it was a small attack carried out to avenge Osama’s martyrdom. The claim also said that the intended target was the DCO office and threatened larger attacks in the future because small attacks would not suffice.Overview
GTD ID:
201105260003
When:
2011-05-26
Country:
Pakistan
Region:
South Asia
Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
City:
Hangu
What
| Target Type: Government (General) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name of Entity | Hangu District Coordination Officer | ||
| Specific Description | The District Coordination Officer (DCO) office was the intended target of the attack. | ||
| Nationality of Target | Pakistan | ||
| Hostages | No |
| Ransom | No |
| Property Damage | Yes |
| Extent of Property Damage | Unknown |
| Value of Property Damage | Unknown |
How
| Type | Sub-type |
|---|---|
| Explosives | Vehicle |
| Weapon Details | |
| A suicide vest, a pickup truck and an estimated 450 kilograms of explosives were used in the attack. | |
| Suicide Attack? | Yes |
| Part of Multiple Incident? | No |
| Criterion 1 (more) | Yes |
| Criterion 2 (more) | Yes |
| Criterion 3 (more) | Yes |
| Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) | No |
| Additional Information | The available sources listed the fatalities for this attack from 25 to 27 to 32, and the injuries for this attack from 50 to 52 to 54, and because no majority casualty figures were reported, the lowest proferred casualty figures were used in order to preserve statistical accuracy in the database. Ehsanullah Ehsan, a Terik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman claimed responsibility for the attack by telephone from an undisclosed location, saying that it was a small attack carried out to avenge Osama’s martyrdom. The claim also said that the intended target was the DCO office and threatened larger attacks in the future because small attacks would not suffice. |
Who
| Group Name | Claimed Responsibility |
|---|---|
| Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) | Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Call (post-incident)) |
| Number of Perpetrators | 1 |
| Number of Captured Perpetrators | 0 |
| Total Number of Casualties | 33 Fatalities / 52 Injured |
| Total Number of Fatalities | 33 |
| Number of U.S. Fatalities | 0 |
| Number of Perpetrator Fatalities | 1 |
| Total Number of Injured | 52 |
| Number of U.S. Injured | 0 |
| Number of Perpetrators Injured | 0 |
Sources
| Zhang Xiang, “Twenty-Five Killed, Over 50 Injured in Suicide Car Blast in Hangu, NW Pakistan,” Xinhua News Agency, May 26, 2011, http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-05/26/c_13895933.htm. |
| News, “Pakistan: Suicide Car Bombing Kills 32 in Hangu; Taliban Claim Responsibility,” World News Connection, News, May 27, 2011. |
| Manzoor, Ali, “Death toll from Hangu suicide attack rises to 35,” Express Tribune, May 28, 2011. |
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