Incident Summary:

03/31/2015: An explosive device was discovered along a railway line near Dnipropetrovsk, between Samarivka and Novomoskovsk, Dnipropetrovsk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201503310049

When:
2015-03-31

Country:
Ukraine

Region:
Eastern Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Dnipropetrovsk

City:
Near Dnipropetrovsk

Location Details:
The location occurred near Dnipropetrovsk between the Samarivka and Novomoskovsk railway stations

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Transportation
Name of Entity Ukrainian Railways
Specific Description Railway Line
Nationality of Target Ukraine
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Other Explosive Type
Weapon Details
An explosive device, which included a dynamite blast cap, and a detonator device, 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
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Ukrainian TV urges government to punish those behind spate of bomb blasts," Inter Television, April 5, 2015.