Incident Summary:

05/24/2012: An explosive device was discovered underneath a police inspector's vehicle in Khasavyurt district, Dagestan republic, Russia. There were no reported casualties, as police officials successfully defused the device. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201205240010

When:
2012-05-24

Country:
Russia

Region:
Eastern Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Dagestan

City:
Khasavyurt

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Russian Police
Specific Description District Inspector
Nationality of Target Russia
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Sticky Bomb
Weapon Details
A magnetic time-fuse sticky bomb weighing one kilogram was 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 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
"Bomb planted under policeman's car in Dagestan defused," Interfax: Russia & CIS Military Newswire, May 25, 2012.
"Chechnya Campaign," Russia & CIS Military Daily, May 25, 2012.