Incident Summary:

09/01/2013: Assailants threw a grenade at the Amargrah police station in Sopore town, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. Two officers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police attributed the attack to separatists.

GTD ID:
201309010003

When:
2013-09-01

Country:
India

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Jammu and Kashmir

City:
Sopore

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Indian Police Service (IPS)
Specific Description Amargrah Station: Mehrajuddin
Nationality of Target India
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Grenade
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
Separatists No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 2 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 2
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Two policemen injured in Kashmir blast," Mid Day, September 2, 2013.
"Two policemen injured in Kashmir blast," News Track India, September 1, 2013.
"Two cops injured in grenade attack," NDTV, September 1, 2013.