Incident Summary:

12/20/2011: A boys school in Charsadda, Khyber, Pakistan, was damaged by two explosive devices. The building and the outer wall were destroyed. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has claimed responsibility for the attack. No deaths or injuries were reported as no students had arrived yet.

GTD ID:
201112200027

When:
2011-12-20

Country:
Pakistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

City:
Charsadda

Location Details:
West of Shabqadar Bazaar

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Educational Institution
Name of Entity School
Specific Description Boy's school
Nationality of Target Pakistan
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Unknown Explosive Type
Weapon Details
No additional information available
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
Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Unknown)
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
"Security up at Charsadda schools after attacks," The News, December 22, 2011.
"Settled areas targeted Taliban blow up two govt schools in Charsadda," Daily The Post, December 21, 2011.
Tarq Saeed, "Settled areas targeted Taliban blow up two govt schools in Charsadda," Pakistan Observer, December 21, 2011.