Incident Summary:

11/28/2002: Perpetrators fired a rocket at a state-owned radio station, All India Radio, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India, damaging some equipment and the exterior of the building. Pro-Pakistan al Badr claimed responsibility for the incident, which claimed no casualties.

GTD ID:
200211280005

When:
2002-11-28

Country:
India

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Jammu and Kashmir

City:
Srinagar

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Journalists & Media
Name of Entity Indian Media
Specific Description State-owned All India Radio station building in Srinagar
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
Explosives Projectile (rockets, mortars, RPGs, etc.)
Weapon Details
A rocket was used in the incident.
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
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Al-Badr Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Call (post-incident))
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
"Delhi TV Reports Rocket Attack on Kashmir Radio, Television Stations,” New Delhi Doordarshan DD-1 National Television, November 28, 2002.
Izhar Wani, "Rocket Explosion Rocks Capital of Indian Kashmir, Rebels Kill Three,” Agence France Presse, November 28, 2002.
"Delhi TV: Al-Badr Claims Responsibility for Attack on Radio Kashmir Building,” New Delhi Doordarshan DD-1 National Television, November 29, 2002.