Incident Summary:

09/29/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device inside a bathroom of an animal market in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed and two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201409290011

When:
2014-09-29

Country:
Afghanistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Kunduz

City:
Kunduz

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Animal Market
Nationality of Target Afghanistan
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Suicide (carried bodily by human being)
Additional Information
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
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 1
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 2 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 1
Total Number of Injured 2
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Taliban launch attack in Afghanistan's Paktia," Al Jazeera, September 29, 2014.
"Afghanistan: Twenty-Eight People Killed in Separate Incidents on Oath-Taking Day," Pajhwok Afghan News, September 29, 2014.