Incident Summary:

"11/11/2010: On Thursday, in Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan, militants fire upon then set off a car bomb targeting the Crime Investigation Department, 15 people were killed and more than 100 people were injured. The police building was completely destroyed and a three meter-wide crater was left on the street. The blast also severely damaged dozens of vehicles and the shock wave released by the blast shattered windowpanes. The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman Azam Tariq claimed responsibility for the attack stating "We accept responsibility for this attack. They used to arrest and torture our comrades here. We will target everyone who does this in the same way."

Overview

GTD ID:
201011110022

When:
2010-11-11

Country:
Pakistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:
Islamabad Capital Territory

City:
Islamabad

What

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more)	Armed Assault
Type of Attack (more)	Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more)	Yes

Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity	Islamabad Law Enforcement
Specific Description	A police station was targeted in the attack.
Nationality of Target	Pakistan

Additional Information
Hostages	No
Property Damage	Yes
Extent of Property Damage	Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage	Unknown

How

Weapon Information
Type	Sub-type
Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite	Vehicle
Firearms	Unknown Gun 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
Additional Information	The available sources listed the fatalities for this attack from 15 to 19, and the injuries for this attack from 100 to 130, and because no majority figures were reported, the lowest proferred casualty figures were used in order to preserve statistical accuracy in the database.

Who

Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name	Claimed Responsibility
Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)	Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Personal claim)

Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators	Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators	0

Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties	15 Fatalities / 100 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities	15
Number of U.S. Fatalities	0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities	0
Total Number of Injured	100
Number of U.S. Injured	0
Number of Perpetrators Injured	0

Sources

Sources
"Press TV, "Blast Hits Pakistani Police Compound," http://www.presstv.ir/detail/150592.htm (November 11, 2010)."
"Press TV, "Militants Take Blame for Karachi Blast," http://www.presstv.ir/detail/150627.html (November 11, 2010)."
"Voice of America, "Pakistan Bomb Blast Kills 15 in Karachi," http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Car-Bomb-Kills-15-in-Pakistan-Commerical-Capital-Karachi--107267513.html (November 11, 2010)."