Incident Summary:

12/09/2014: An explosive device detonated in Karzakan village, Northern governorate, Bahrain. One civilian was killed and one other person was wounded in the blast. Al Ashtar Brigades claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201412090001

When:
2014-12-09

Country:
Bahrain

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Northern

City:
Karzakan

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Not Applicable
Specific Description Civilian
Nationality of Target Bahrain
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Not Applicable
Specific Description Worker
Nationality of Target
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Remote Trigger
Weapon Details
A remote controlled bomb 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
Al-Ashtar Brigades Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Unknown)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 1 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 1
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"One killed in Bahrain blast, second bomb in two days," Reuters, December 9, 2014.
"Bahrain bomb blast kills policeman," BBC, December 9, 2014.
"One killed in Bahrain blast, says ministry," The Gulf Today, December 10, 2014.