Incident Summary:

08/13/2015: Assailants attacked a mining employee's residence in Visakhapatnam city, Andhra Pradesh, India. No casualties were reported in the attack. This was one of four related attacks in the area on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Maoists.

GTD ID:
201508130092

When:
2015-08-13

Country:
India

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Andhra Pradesh

City:
Visakhapatnam

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation (APMDC)
Specific Description House of Employee
Nationality of Target India
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Unknown Explosive Type
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
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Maoists No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 301
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
"Maoists Blast Houses of Four APMDC Employees," New Indian Express, August 13, 2015.