Incident Summary:

08/31/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused at Taimur Market in Hangu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.

GTD ID:
201608310017

When:
2016-08-31

Country:
Pakistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

City:
Hangu

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Taimur Market
Specific Description Market
Nationality of Target Pakistan
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Remote Trigger
Weapon Details
A 400-gram remote-controlled 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
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
"Pakistan: Screening test for PMS challenged at PHC," The News Online, September 1, 2016.
"BDS defuse 300 gram bomb," Frontier Post, August 31, 2016.
"Bomb defused," The News International (Asianet-Pakistan), August 31, 2016.