Incident Summary:

10/01/2014: Assailants threw a grenade at the Tipu Sultan police station in Gulshan-e-Iqbal neighborhood, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. At least one person was wounded in the blast. This was one of two grenade attacks targeting police officers in the same area within a short period of time. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) and Tehrik-e-Khilafat claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201410010021

When:
2014-10-01

Country:
Pakistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Sindh

City:
Karachi

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Gulshan-e-Iqbal neighborhood

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Pakistani Police
Specific Description Tipu Sultan Police Station
Nationality of Target Pakistan
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 Grenade
Weapon Details
A hand grenade was used in the attack.
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Additional Information Casualty numbers for this incident conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the lowest reliable estimates are reported here.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Baloch Republican Army (BRA) Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Call (post-incident))
Tehrik-e-Khilafat Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Posted to website, blog, etc.)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 1 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 1
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Pakistan: Grenade attack injures two policemen in Karachi," Right Vision News, October 3, 2014.
"4 injured in multiple attacks on police in Karachi," The Express Tribune, October 1, 2014.
"Three policemen injured in grenade attacks in Pak," Business Standard India, October 1, 2014.