Incident Summary:

02/27/2011: On Sunday, in Darra Adam Khel, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, in one of five linked attacks, unidentified militants blew up a primary Government school building, causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.

GTD ID:
201102270008

When:
2011-02-27

Country:
Pakistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Federally Administered Tribal Areas

City:
Darra Adam Khel

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Educational Institution
Name of Entity Pakistani Government
Specific Description A Government school building was targeted in the attack.
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 Unknown Explosive Type
Weapon Details
Unknown explosives 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 / 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
South Asia Terrorism Portal, "Four Persons Killed in Attack on NATO Vehicles in Peshawar," Express Tribune, http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/detailed_news3.asp?date3=2011%2F2%2F28#1 (February 28, 2011).
Jane’s Intelligence, “Unidentified Militants Blow up School Buildings in Pakistan's Darra Adam Khel,” Terrorism Watch Report, Daily Times, February 28, 2011.
Right Vision News, “Pakistan: Three Schools Blown up in Darra,” LexisNexis Academic, Hindustan Times, March 1, 2011.