Incident Summary:

02/16/2016: An explosive device was found and safely defused on the Jan Shatabdi Express train in New Delhi city, Delhi state, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201602160082

When:
2016-02-16

Country:
India

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Delhi

City:
New Delhi

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Transportation
Name of Entity Indian Railways
Specific Description Jan Shatabdi Express Train
Nationality of Target India
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Other Explosive Type
Weapon Details
An explosive device made of low-intensity explosive powder, nails, and glass shards 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 3
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
"Suspected explosive seized from Jan Shatabdi," The Pioneer (India), February 17, 2016.
"Low-intensity explosives defused in Delhi," MyInforms, February 16, 2016.