Incident Summary:

03/04/2011 (Default Date): On Friday, in Wana, South Waziristan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, unidentified militants kidnapped a pro-government tribal elder of the Shamunkhel tribe, Sardar Aminuddin Mehsud. On 04/04/2011 the victims body was found in Chena Khwa, and he had been shot to death. No group claimed responsibility.

GTD ID:
201103040002

When:
2011-03-00

Country:
Pakistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Federally Administered Tribal Areas

City:
Wana

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Type of Attack (more) Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity
Specific Description A pro-government tribal elder was targeted in the attack.
Nationality of Target Pakistan
Additional Information
Hostages Yes
Number of Hostages 1
US Hostages 0
Days of Kidnapping 31
Outcome Hostage(s) killed (not during rescue attempt)
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Weapon Details
Unknown firearms 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 1 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
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
Kamran Haider, “FACTBOX-Security Developments in Pakistan, April 4,” Reuters, April 4, 2011, http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/factbox-security-developments-in-pakistan-april-4/.
Right Vision News, “Tribal Elder Killed,” LexisNexis Academic, Hindustan Times, April 6, 2011.
Dawn, “Tribal Elder Killed,” Dawn, April 5, 2011, http://www.dawn.com/2011/04/05/tribal-elder-killed.html.