Incident Summary:

01/21/2006: Maoists in Nepal detonated a bomb at a municipality building in Biratnagar, Nepal. It is unknown whether the building of the Biratnager Sub-Metropolitan Corporation was damaged, but a municipality vehicle and an ambulance outside the building were damaged. There were no reported injuries and no claims of responsibility.

GTD ID:
200601210005

When:
2006-01-21

Country:
Nepal

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Eastern

City:
Biratnagar

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 Municipality 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 Bomb Municipality Building, Three Rebels Killed,” The Press Trust of India, January 21, 2006.
“Nepal Simmers With More Arrests, Shutdowns, Blasts,” Indo-Asian News Service, January 21, 2006.