Incident Summary:

02/20/2010: On Saturday afternoon around 1600, in Hashtnagri, Peshawar, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device inside a store at Gur Mandi, killing two civilians, injuring two others, and damaging the store. No group claimed responsibility.

GTD ID:
201002200002

When:
2010-02-20

Country:
Pakistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

North-West Frontier Province

City:
Near Peshawar

Location Details:
At Gur Mandi, in Hashtnagri, Peshawar, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity
Specific Description A store was targeted in the attack.
Nationality of Target Pakistan
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 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 2 Fatalities / 2 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 2
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 2
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
National Counterterrorism Center, "Two Civilians Killed, Two Others Injured in IED Attack in Peshawar, North-West Frontier, Pakistan," Worldwide Incidents Tracking System, July 06, 2010.
Dawn, “Two Killed, Two Injured in Peshawar Blast,” Dawn, February 19, 2010, http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/metropolitan/07-two-killed-two-injured-in-peshawar-blast-ha-03).
One Pakistan, “Two Die in Peshawar Blast,”http://www.onepakistan.com/news/feed/top-stories/33870-Two-die-Peshawar-blast.txt (February 20, 2010).