Incident Summary:
03/10/2011: On Thursday night around 2300, at Ananda Singh Academy near Raj Bhavan in Manipur, India, a bomb detonated where President Pratibha Patil was staying, resulting in no casualties. The attack caused a two foot wide and six-seven inches deep crater about 20 feet south of the main gate of the school, and also caused damage to the school’s tin roof and window panes of nearby houses. Police suspect that the explosives were planted some time prior to the attack and were detonated remotely. Four dry cell batteries and a few meters long dual wire were recovered from the incident site. Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) claimed responsibility. A press release by the ‘Secretary’ of Military Affairs, Lanheiba Meitei, said that the blast was carried out by the outfit’s military wing, the Kangleipak Fingang Lanmee (KFL), 5th Lanjaba Unit (Special Demo Team) under the instruction of the ‘Central Security Council’. Meitei claimed that the attack was carried out to protest the visit of President of India, Pratibha Devi Singh Patil, to Manipur and also that it was carried out to expose alleged covert agenda of the Central Government to push in non-locals into Manipur. The release also stated that the outfit will carry on with the operation clear cut to drive away foreigners on schedule. The failure of the state to discuss the seriousness of the decision taken by the outfit may result in unwanted incidents, and the state government should also be held responsible for failure to carry out necessary actions.
Overview
GTD ID:
201103100015
When:
2011-03-10
Country:
India
Region:
South Asia
Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:
Manipur
City:
Imphal
Location Details:
The attack took place at the Ananda Singh Academy near Raj Bhavan in Imphal.
What
Attack Information
Type of Attack () |
Bombing/Explosion |
Successful Attack? () |
Yes |
Target Information ()
Target Type: Educational Institution |
Name of Entity |
Ananda Singh Academy |
Specific Description |
The Ananda Singh Academy near where President Pratibha Patil was staying, |
Nationality of Target |
India |
Additional Information
Hostages |
No |
Ransom |
No |
Property Damage |
Yes |
Extent of Property Damage |
Minor (likely < $1 million) |
Value of Property Damage |
Unknown |
How
Weapon Information
Type |
Sub-type |
Explosives |
Other Explosive Type |
Weapon Details |
A remote controlled explosive device consisting of cell batteries and dual wire was used in the attack. |
Additional Information
Suicide Attack? | No |
Part of Multiple Incident? | No |
Criterion 1 () |
Yes |
Criterion 2 () |
Yes |
Criterion 3 () |
Yes |
Doubt Terrorism Proper () |
No |
Additional Information |
Lanheiba Meitei, ‘Secretary’ of Military Affairs, claimed responsibility for the attack in a press release. The most recent available sources listed the time for this attack from 2255 to 2300, so the majority time of the attack reported has been used in order to preserve statistical accuracy in the database. |
Who
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name |
Group Sub-name |
Claimed Responsibility |
Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) |
Kangleipak Fingang Lanmee (KFL) |
Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Other) |
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
Sources
South Asia Terrorism Portal, "PREPAK Militant Arrested in Manipur," Kangla Online, http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/detailed_news3.asp?date3=2011%2F3%2F12#6 (March 12, 2011). |
Times of India, "Bomb Explosion during President's Visit to Manipur," LexisNexis Academic, Times of India, March 11, 2011. |
Imphal Free Press, “Bomb Blast Claimed,” LexisNexis Academic, Hindustan Times, March 1, 2011. |
Criteria
Criteria 1
The act must be aimed at attaining a political, economic, religious, or social goal. In terms of economic goals, the exclusive pursuit of profit does not satisfy this criterion. It must involve the pursuit of more profound, systemic economic change.
Criterion 2
There must be evidence of an intention to coerce, intimidate, or convey some other message to a larger audience (or audiences) than the immediate victims. It is the act taken as a totality that is considered, irrespective if every individual involved in carrying out the act was aware of this intention. As long as any of the planners or decision-makers behind the attack intended to coerce, intimidate or publicize, the intentionality criterion is met.
Criterion 3
The action must be outside the context of legitimate warfare activities. That is, the act must be outside the parameters permitted by international humanitarian law (particularly the prohibition against deliberately targeting civilians or non-combatants.
Doubt Terrorism Proper
The existence of a "Yes" for "Doubt Terrorism Proper?" records reservation, in the eyes of GTD analysts, that the incident in question is truly terrorism. Such uncertainty, however, was not deemed to be sufficient to disqualify the incident from inclusion into the GTD. Furthermore, such a determination of doubt is subsequently coded by GTD analysts as conforming to one of four possible alternative designations: 1) Insurgency/Guerilla Action; 2) Internecine Conflict Action; 3) Mass Murder; or 4) Purely Criminal Act.
Alternate Designation
The determination of "yes" for "Doubt Terrorism Proper" by GTD analysts is coded as conforming to one of four possible alternative designations: 1) Insurgency/Guerilla Action; 2) Internecine Conflict Action; 3) Mass Murder; or 4) Purely Criminal Act.
Successful Attack
Success of a terrorist strike is defined according to the tangible effects of the attack. For example, in a typical successful bombing, the bomb detonates and destroys property and/or kills individuals, whereas an unsuccessful bombing is one in which the bomb is discovered and defused or detonates early and kills the perpetrators. Success is not judged in terms of the larger goals of the perpetrators. For example, a bomb that exploded in a building would be counted as a success even if it did not, for example, succeed in bringing the building down or inducing government repression.
Type of Attack
This field captures the general method of attack and often reflects the broad class of tactics used. It consists of the following nine categories:
- Assassination
- Armed Assault
- Unarmed Assault
- Bombing/Explosion
- Hijacking
- Hostage taking (Barricade Incident)
- Hostage taking (Kidnapping)
- Facility / Infrastructure Attack
- Unknown
Target Information
This field captures the general type of target. It consists of the following 22 categories:
- Abortion Related
- Airports & Airlines
- Business
- Government (General)
- Government (Diplomatic)
- Educational Institution
- Food or Water Supply
- Journalists & Media
- Maritime (includes Ports and Maritime facilities)
- Military
- NGO
- Other
- Police
- Private Citizens & Property
- Religious Figures/Institutions
- Telecommunication
- Terrorists
- Tourists
- Transportation (other than aviation)
- Unknown
- Utilities
- Violent Political Parties