Incident Summary:

02/17/2008: Several individuals, including Abdul Ghani, a candidate of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), five workers and four police were injured when hand grenades were thrown at the MQM office and at four polling stations throughout Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.

GTD ID:
200802170005

When:
2008-02-17

Country:
Pakistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Balochistan

City:
Quetta

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Pakistani political party
Specific Description Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM)
Nationality of Target Pakistan
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Grenade
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
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 9 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 9
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
Pakistan poll candidate, four policemen hurt in grenade blasts in Quetta,” Associated Press of Pakistan, February 17, 2008.
Shahzada Zulfiqar, “4 soldiers among 6 dead in Balochistan violence”, The Nation, February 17, 2008.