Incident Summary:

03/01/2008: Three persons were injured in a bomb explosion carried out by activists of the Jwala Sing faction of the Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha in a house in Dumraha village in Sunsari district in eastern Nepal.

GTD ID:
200803010009

When:
2008-03-01

Country:
Nepal

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Eastern

City:
Dumraha

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Population of Dumhara District
Specific Description House in Dumhara village
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
Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha- Jwala Singh (JTMM-J) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 3 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 3
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
“Selection List: Nepal Press 2 Mar 08,” OSC Summary in English, March 02, 2008.
“Programme summary of Radio Nepal news 1315 gmt 1 Mar 08,” Kathmandu Radio Nepal in Nepalese, March 01, 2008.