Incident Summary:

11/24/2020: An suicide bomber wearing an explosives-laden vest opened fire after being stopped outside the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) police station in Barki, Punjab, Pakistan. The assailant was killed in the ensuing clash. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attempted attack.

GTD ID:
202011240013

When:
2020-11-24

Country:
Pakistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Punjab

City:
Barki

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Counter Terrorism Department (CTD)
Specific Description Station
Nationality of Target Pakistan
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Suicide (carried bodily by human being)
Explosives Grenade
Firearms Handgun
Weapon Details
An explosives-laden jacket, three hand grenades, and a pistol were used in the attack.
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?Yes
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 Claimed Responsibility
Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: E-mail)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 1
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 1
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"CTD foil terrorist attack," The Balochistan Times (AsiaNet), November 25, 2020.
"TTP claims otherwise: Suicide attack at CTD police station foiled," Dawn (Pakistan), November 25, 2020.
"Pakistan police say officers foil police station attack," Lancaster Online, November 24, 2020.