Incident Summary:

12/25/2015: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Sivasagar district, Assam state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA).

GTD ID:
201512250027

When:
2015-12-25

Country:
India

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Assam

City:
Sivasagar

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Unknown
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Unknown
Nationality of Target India
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Unknown Explosive Type
Weapon Details
A five-kilogram explosive 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
United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) 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
"IED recovered in reserve forest," United News of India, December 25, 2015.
"Bomb-like object found in Assam forest," DailyMe.Com, December 26, 2015.