Incident Summary:

01/21/2006: Maoists in Nepal bombed at least one government building in Gaur, Rautahat district. The extent of the property damage and number of casualties was unknown. There were no reported injuries and no claims of responsibility.

GTD ID:
200601210004

When:
2006-01-21

Country:
Nepal

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Central

City:
Gaur

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description At least one government building
Nationality of Target Nepal
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Unknown Explosive Type
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
Maoists Unknown
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
“Maoists Kill Six Cops, Bomb Banks, Govt Offices,” The Press Trust of India, January 21, 2006.
“Nepal Simmers With More Arrests, Shutdowns, Blasts,” Indo-Asian News Service, January 21, 2006.