Incident Summary:

01/26/2020: Assailants on motorcycles threw a grenade at a shop in Teokghat, Assam, India. This was one of five explosions in this area on this day. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
202001250011

When:
2020-01-26

Country:
India

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Assam

City:
Teokghat

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Shop
Nationality of Target India
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Grenade
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
United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Unknown)
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
"4 blasts hit Assam on R-Day, Ulfa owns up," Times of India (Electronic Edition), January 27, 2020.
"5 blasts rock Assam districts," Bangladesh Daily Star, January 26, 2020.
"4 blasts on republic day in India," Global English (Middle East and North Africa Financial Network), January 26, 2020.