Incident Summary:

09/05/2020: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in Jani Khel, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
202009050013

When:
2020-09-05

Country:
Pakistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

City:
Jani Khel

Location Details:
The incident occurred in Bannu district.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Unknown
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Unknown
Nationality of Target Pakistan
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Remote Trigger
Weapon Details
A remote-controlled roadside bomb weighing between five and six kilograms was 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 / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Forces, BDS defuse 5.5 kgs bomb in Bannu," The Balochistan Times (AsiaNet), September 6, 2020.
"BDS defuses six kg bomb in Bannu," Frontier Post, September 5, 2020.