Incident Summary:

10/07/2012: A suicide bomber targeted a police patrol in Kajaki district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Afghan National Police (ANP) shot and killed the suicide bomber before he could detonate his explosive device. The device was subsequently defused. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.

GTD ID:
201210070007

When:
2012-10-07

Country:
Afghanistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Helmand

City:
Kajaki

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Afghan Police
Specific Description Checkpoint
Nationality of Target Afghanistan
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Suicide (carried bodily by human being)
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?Yes
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
Taliban No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 1
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 1
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Afghan police kill suicide bomber in Helmand province," Khaama Press, October 7, 2012.
"Afghan police shot dead suicide bomber in southern province," Xinhua General News Service, October 7, 2012.
"Police Kills Suicide Bomber In Helmand," Bakhtar News Agency, October 7, 2012.