Incident Summary:

11/22/2019: An assailant threw petrol bombs at the ticket counter in Kishanganj railway station in Kishanganj, Bihar, India. Two civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201911220008

When:
2019-11-22

Country:
India

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Bihar

City:
Kishanganj

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Transportation
Name of Entity Indian Railways
Specific Description Kishanganj Station Ticket Counter
Nationality of Target India
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
Incendiary Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb
Melee Knife or Other Sharp Object
Weapon Details
Four petrol bombs and a knife were 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 senior ticket collector Rajesh Kumar.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 1
Number of Captured Perpetrators 1
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
"Railway employee injured in petrol bomb attack, offender arrested," United News of India, November 22, 2019.