Incident Summary:

02/21/2010: On Sunday, in the Mandan area of Kurram, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, assailants kidnapped six civilians. No group claimed responsibility. The status of the hostage is unknown.

GTD ID:
201002210030

When:
2010-02-21

Country:
Pakistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Federally Administered Tribal Areas

City:
Kurram district

Location Details:
In the Mandan area of Kurram, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity
Specific Description Civilians
Nationality of Target Pakistan
Additional Information
Hostages Yes
Number of Hostages 6
US Hostages 0
Outcome Unknown
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Unknown
Weapon Details
It is unknown if weapons were 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
National Counterterrorism Center, "Six Civilians Kidnapped in Kurram, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan," Worldwide Incidents Tracking System, July 06, 2010.
Right Vision News, “Pakistan: Schools Blown Up; Six Tribesmen Kidnapped,” LexisNexis Academic, Hindustan Times, February 24, 2010.