Incident Summary:

09/08/2020: Assailants fired a grenade at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Nowdal, Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
202009080006

When:
2020-09-08

Country:
India

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Jammu and Kashmir

City:
Nowdal

Location Details:
The incident occurred in Pulwama district.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Central Armed Police Force (CAPF)
Specific Description Camp
Nationality of Target India
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Projectile (rockets, mortars, RPGs, etc.)
Weapon Details
An under-barrel grenade launcher (UBGL) 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
"Terrorists bomb Pulwama CRPF camp, miss," The Northlines, September 8, 2020.
"Highlights from press, websites in Indian-administered Kashmir 9 Sep 20," major news items in press and online outlets in Indian-administered Kashmir in Urdu, September 9, 2020.