Incident Summary:

08/31/2020: Assailants threw an explosive device at a police station in Mominabad, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Two police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
202008310012

When:
2020-08-31

Country:
Pakistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Sindh

City:
Karachi

Location Details:
The incident occurred in Mominabad neighborhood.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Pakistani Police
Specific Description Police Station
Nationality of Target Pakistan
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Grenade
Weapon Details
An RGD-1 grenade 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 police officers Saeed and Umar.
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 / 2 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 2
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Two cops hurt in cracker attack on Mominabad police station," The News International (Asianet-Pakistan), September 1, 2020.
"Karachi: Two injured as cracker attack targets Mominabad police station," SAMAA TV, September 1, 2020.
"Two policemen injured in Mominabad station blast," Pakistan Today, September 1, 2020.