Incident Summary:

10/26/2007: Seven Pakistani civilians were removed from their van and kidnapped by an unknown number of suspected Taliban perpetrators carrying unspecified weapons at an illegal roadblock in Matta, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan.

GTD ID:
200710260002

When:
2007-10-26

Country:
Pakistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

North-West Frontier Province

City:
Matta district

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Pakistani civilians
Specific Description Civilians in Matta
Nationality of Target Pakistan
Additional Information
Hostages Yes
Number of Hostages 7
US Hostages 0
Outcome Hostage(s) killed (not during rescue attempt)
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Unknown Explosive Type
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 Their bodies, some of which had been decapitated, were subsequently discovered in and around Matta (whether en masse or singularly was unspecified in open sources). The attack came in retaliation for a Pakistani Army assault on the madrasa of pro-Taliban cleric Maulana Fazlullah in Imam Dheri. This was the second of two retaliatory killings for that assault on October 26.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Taliban (Pakistan) (suspected) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 7 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 7
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
Riaz Khan, “Militants decapitate 13 men seized in northwestern Pakistan, official says,” Associated Press Worldstream, October 27, 2007.
“Militants behead 13 in Pakistan violence,” Agence France Presse, October 27, 2007.
“Militants execute 15 after govt forces attack seminary in NWFP.,” Press Trust of India, October 27, 2007.