Incident Summary:

04/29/2010: On Thursday, four rockets fired from an unidentified location landed in various areas of Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. One rocket damaged a house in Hazara Town, injuring a girl, identified as Zargoona and another female in the house. No group claimed responsibility.

GTD ID:
201004290009

When:
2010-04-29

Country:
Pakistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Balochistan

City:
Quetta

Location Details:
In Hazara Town, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity
Specific Description A residence was targeted in the attack.
Nationality of Target Philippines
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 Projectile (rockets, mortars, RPGs, etc.)
Weapon Details
Four rockets were used in the attack.
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
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 / 2 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
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
Jane’s Intelligence, “Rocket Attack Wounds Four Civilians in Pakistan's Balochistan,” Terrorism Watch Report, April 30, 2010.
Daily Times, “Four Injured as Multiple Rockets Fired at Quetta,” LexisNexis Academic, Hindustan Times, April 30, 2010.
BBC Monitoring South Asia, “Four Injured in Rocket Attacks in Pakistan's Balochistan Capital,” LexisNexis Academic, Daily Times, April 30, 2010.