Incident Summary:

11/08/2017: An explosive device detonated in Qandahari Aman Ghundi, Safi subdistrict, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The Jamaat-ul-Ahrar faction of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.

GTD ID:
201711080016

When:
2017-11-08

Country:
Pakistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Federally Administered Tribal Areas

City:
Qandahari Aman Ghundi

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Mohmand district, near Safi.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Unknown
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Unknown
Nationality of Target Pakistan
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Unknown Explosive Type
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 Group Sub-name Claimed Responsibility
Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Jamaat-ul-Ahrar Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Posted to website, blog, etc.)
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
"Two khasadars shot, injured in Mohmand," DAWN Group, November 8, 2017.
"Roundup: Pakistani Terror Group JuA's Allegedly Official Claims, 11 November - 2 December 2017," Summary, November 11, 2017.
"Roundup: Pakistani Terror Group JuA's Allegedly Official Claims, 30 October - 5 November 2017," Facebook, October 30, 2017.