Incident Summary:

10/29/2013: Assailants threw an explosive device at Khyber Hotel in Sachal Goth neighborhood, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. At least three people were injured in the blast. This was one of 29 attacks involving cracker bombs across Sindh on the same day, with authorities speculating that the incidents were linked to a strike that was called for the following day by Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.

GTD ID:
201310290031

When:
2013-10-29

Country:
Pakistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Sindh

City:
Karachi

Location Details:
Incident occurred in the Sachal Goth area

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity Khyber Hotel
Specific Description Hotel
Nationality of Target Pakistan
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Other Explosive Type
Weapon Details
A homemade cracker 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
Additional Information Casualty numbers for this incident conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the majority reliable estimates are reported here.
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 / 3 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 3
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Three injured in two cracker explosions," The News International, October 30, 2013.
"Cracker blasts rock Sindh; man killed," Dawn (Pakistan), October 30, 2013.
"Chaos as 30 cracker blasts rock Interior Sindh, 1 killed," Daily Times, October 29, 2013.