Incident Summary:

01/21/2006: In a series of related incidents, suspected ULFA members bombed a crude oil pipeline of Oil India Ltd inside the Rangoli Reserve Forest in Sibsagar district, damaging the pipeline but causing no injuries. This attack is part of a string of grenade attacks and bomb blasts across Assam, India, mostly targeting gas, oil, and power installations, in addition to security forces.

GTD ID:
200601210008

When:
2006-01-21

Country:
India

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Assam

City:
Unknown

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Utilities
Name of Entity Oil India Ltd.
Specific Description Crude oil pipeline
Nationality of Target India
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?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) (suspected) 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
“India: Blasts Damage 4 Gas, Power Installations in Assam, Police Suspect ULFA,” The Times of India, January 22, 2006.
“ULFA Triggers Two More Blasts, Give Boycott Call for R’Day,” The Press Trust of India Ltd., January 21, 2006.
“Northeast India Hit by Serial Blasts, One Killed,” Xinhua, January 22, 2006.