Incident Summary:

08/14/2008: On Thursday, in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device, damaging a railroad track but causing no casualties. No motive was reported and no group claimed responsibility.

GTD ID:
200808140040

When:
2008-08-14

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: Transportation
Name of Entity
Specific Description A railroad track
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 Other Explosive Type
Weapon Details
An improvised explosive device was used in the attack.
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
Unknown No
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
BBC Monitoring South Asia,"Landmine Kills Six "Pro-Government" Tribesmen in Pakistan's Baluchistan," LexisNexis Academic, BBC Monitoring South Asia, August 15, 2008
BBC Monitoring South Asia,"Landmine Kills Six "Pro-Government" Tribesmen in Pakistan's Baluchistan," LexisNexis Academic, BBC Monitoring South Asia, August 15, 2008