Incident Summary:
03/01/2008: A suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden car into a van of Bajaur Levies while on patrol on Khar-Toorghundi road when it reached Jaar, killing two persons, including a bomber and a civilian, and injuring 21 others at Khar, Headquarters of Bajaur Agency.
Overview
GTD ID:
200803010002
When:
2008-03-01
Country:
Pakistan
Region:
South Asia
Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:
Federally Administered Tribal Areas
City:
Near Khar
Location Details:
Approximately 9 km from Khar
What
Attack Information
Type of Attack () |
Bombing/Explosion |
Successful Attack? () |
Yes |
Target Information ()
Target Type: Military |
Name of Entity |
Military of Pakistan |
Specific Description |
Van of Bajaur Levies Forces on patrol on Khar-Toorghundi road |
Nationality of Target |
Pakistan |
Additional Information
Hostages |
No |
Ransom |
No |
Property Damage |
Yes |
Extent of Property Damage |
Unknown |
Value of Property Damage |
Unknown |
How
Weapon Information
Type |
Sub-type |
Explosives |
Vehicle |
Additional Information
Suicide Attack? | Yes |
Part of Multiple Incident? | No |
Criterion 1 () |
Yes |
Criterion 2 () |
Yes |
Criterion 3 () |
Yes |
Doubt Terrorism Proper () |
Yes |
Alternate Designation () |
Insurgency/Guerilla Action |
Additional Information |
The condition of two injured security personnel was stated to be critical and he was shifted to Peshawar for medical treatment. --The injured included Sobedar Ismael, Naib Sobedar Yar Khan, Akhtar Khan, Muneer Khan, Jawad, Roohullah, Gul Dad, Mukhtiar, Nazim Khan and Sobedar Shah Jee of the Levies Forces. The civilians, injured in the blast have been identified as Shahab Ud Din, Rizwan, Amir Zada, Said Omar, Imran, Amanullah, Fawadullah, Hidayatullah, Qudrat Khan, Mujeebullah and Wali Khan. --The officials informed that different parts of the burned body of the bomber had been taken into custody along with the car. local officials believe it was carried out by the followers of pro-Taliban cleric, Maulana Fazlullah, who is thought to be behind dozens of suicide bombings in the scenic valley since October 2007 |
Who
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators |
Unknown |
Number of Captured Perpetrators |
0 |
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties |
2 Fatalities / 21 Injured |
Total Number of Fatalities |
2 |
Number of U.S. Fatalities |
0 |
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities |
1 |
Total Number of Injured |
21 |
Number of U.S. Injured |
0 |
Number of Perpetrators Injured |
0 |
Sources
Sources
Staff Reporter, “Two killed, 21 hurt in Bajaur suicide blast,” The Nation (Pakistan), March 01, 2008. |
“ROUNDUP: Suicide attack kills two, injures 20 in Pakistan,” Deutsche Presse-Agentur, March 01, 2008. |
“Suicide attack leaves two killed 17 wounded,” Pajhwok Afghan News, March 01, 2008. |
Criteria
Criteria 1
The act must be aimed at attaining a political, economic, religious, or social goal. In terms of economic goals, the exclusive pursuit of profit does not satisfy this criterion. It must involve the pursuit of more profound, systemic economic change.
Criterion 2
There must be evidence of an intention to coerce, intimidate, or convey some other message to a larger audience (or audiences) than the immediate victims. It is the act taken as a totality that is considered, irrespective if every individual involved in carrying out the act was aware of this intention. As long as any of the planners or decision-makers behind the attack intended to coerce, intimidate or publicize, the intentionality criterion is met.
Criterion 3
The action must be outside the context of legitimate warfare activities. That is, the act must be outside the parameters permitted by international humanitarian law (particularly the prohibition against deliberately targeting civilians or non-combatants.
Doubt Terrorism Proper
The existence of a "Yes" for "Doubt Terrorism Proper?" records reservation, in the eyes of GTD analysts, that the incident in question is truly terrorism. Such uncertainty, however, was not deemed to be sufficient to disqualify the incident from inclusion into the GTD. Furthermore, such a determination of doubt is subsequently coded by GTD analysts as conforming to one of four possible alternative designations: 1) Insurgency/Guerilla Action; 2) Internecine Conflict Action; 3) Mass Murder; or 4) Purely Criminal Act.
Alternate Designation
The determination of "yes" for "Doubt Terrorism Proper" by GTD analysts is coded as conforming to one of four possible alternative designations: 1) Insurgency/Guerilla Action; 2) Internecine Conflict Action; 3) Mass Murder; or 4) Purely Criminal Act.
Successful Attack
Success of a terrorist strike is defined according to the tangible effects of the attack. For example, in a typical successful bombing, the bomb detonates and destroys property and/or kills individuals, whereas an unsuccessful bombing is one in which the bomb is discovered and defused or detonates early and kills the perpetrators. Success is not judged in terms of the larger goals of the perpetrators. For example, a bomb that exploded in a building would be counted as a success even if it did not, for example, succeed in bringing the building down or inducing government repression.
Type of Attack
This field captures the general method of attack and often reflects the broad class of tactics used. It consists of the following nine categories:
- Assassination
- Armed Assault
- Unarmed Assault
- Bombing/Explosion
- Hijacking
- Hostage taking (Barricade Incident)
- Hostage taking (Kidnapping)
- Facility / Infrastructure Attack
- Unknown
Target Information
This field captures the general type of target. It consists of the following 22 categories:
- Abortion Related
- Airports & Airlines
- Business
- Government (General)
- Government (Diplomatic)
- Educational Institution
- Food or Water Supply
- Journalists & Media
- Maritime (includes Ports and Maritime facilities)
- Military
- NGO
- Other
- Police
- Private Citizens & Property
- Religious Figures/Institutions
- Telecommunication
- Terrorists
- Tourists
- Transportation (other than aviation)
- Unknown
- Utilities
- Violent Political Parties