Incident Summary:

04/04/2012: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused on a bus in Kathmandu city, Central development region, Nepal. This was one of eight coordinated attacks on transportation targets in the development region on this day. The Communist Party of Nepal (People's War Group) claimed responsibility for the incidents.

GTD ID:
201204040007

When:
2012-04-04

Country:
Nepal

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Central

City:
Kathmandu

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Transportation
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Bus
Nationality of Target Nepal
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Remote Trigger
Weapon Details
A remote-controlled socket bomb was 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
Communist Party of Nepal (People's War Group) Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Note left at scene)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 3
Number of Captured Perpetrators 3
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
"Three Maoists held for planting bombs in buses," Republica, April 5, 2012.
"Bomb scare: Three held," Himalayan Times, April 5, 2012.
"Multiple bombs defused in valley," Himalayan Times, April 4, 2012.