Incident Summary:

02/21/2014: Assailants on a motorcycle threw grenades at a mosque in the Wom area, Khost province, Afghanistan. One person was killed and another four were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201402210011

When:
2014-02-21

Country:
Afghanistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Khost

City:
Wom

Location Details:
The incident took place in Nadir Shah Kot district.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Religious Figures/Institutions
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Mosque
Nationality of Target Afghanistan
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 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
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 2
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 4 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 4
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"One killed, four injured in grenade attack on mosque in Afghan east," BBC Monitoring South Asia - Political Supplied by BBC Worldwide Monitoring, February 22, 2014.
"Taliban report three policemen killed, wounded in eastern Afghan province," Taliban Voice of Jihad Online, February 22, 2014.