Incident Summary:

05/05/2018: An assailant threw an explosive device at a passenger bus on Dharan-Itahari road in Itahari, Province 1, Nepal. A civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Communist Party of Nepal - Maoist (CPN-Maoist-Chand) was behind the attack.

GTD ID:
201805050024

When:
2018-05-05

Country:
Nepal

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Province 1

City:
Itahari

Location Details:
The incident occurred along Dharan-Itahari Road

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Transportation
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Passenger Bus
Nationality of Target Nepal
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Unknown Explosive Type
Weapon Details
A thrown 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
Additional Information The victims included a passenger, Helen Gautam.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Communist Party of Nepal - Maoist (CPN-Maoist-Chand) (suspected) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 1
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 1 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 1
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Passenger bus bombed along Dharan-Itahari road section," Himalayan Times, May 5, 2018.