Incident Summary:

09/20/2016: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused at East Pole School in Jorpati, Kathmandu, Nepal. This was one of eight related attacks on schools in this area on this day. The Young Communist League and All Nepal National Free Student Union-Revolutionary claimed responsibility for the incident in pamphlets left at the scene which demanded free tuition for students; however, an All Nepal Free Student Union-Revolutionary spokesperson later denied responsibility for the incident. The Maoist Communist Central of Nepal (MCCN) also claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201609200015

When:
2016-09-20

Country:
Nepal

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Central

City:
Kathmandu

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Jorpati neighborhood.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Educational Institution
Name of Entity East Pole School
Specific Description School
Nationality of Target Nepal
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Other Explosive Type
Weapon Details
An explosives-laden pressure cooker was used in the attack.
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
All Nepal National Free Student Union-Revolutionary (suspected) Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Note left at scene)
Maoist Communist Central of Nepal (MCCN) Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Personal claim)
Young Communist League Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Note left at scene)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 3
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
"Bombs go off at 2 schools in Capital, 3 arrested," Himalayan Times, September 20, 2016.
"Bombs explode at three Capital schools; scare in many others," EKantipur.com, September 20, 2016.
"3 held in connection with explosions (update)," My Republica, September 20, 2016.