Incident Summary:

11/25/2007: Three bombings cumulatively killed two people and injured 18 in India’s Assam State, including this one in the Athgaon area of Tinsukia. No one claimed responsibility for the attacks, but police suspected that the United Liberation Front of Assam was to blame.

GTD ID:
200711250008

When:
2007-11-25

Country:
India

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Assam

City:
Athgaon

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Indian civlians
Specific Description Unknown
Nationality of Target India
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Unknown Explosive Type
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) (suspected) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 2 Fatalities / 18 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 2
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 18
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
“TWO KILLED IN ASSAM EXPLOSIONS,” The Statesman, November 26, 2007.
Wasbir Hussain, “Bomb explosions kill 1, injure 15 in India's insurgency-hit northeast,” Associated Press Worldstream, November 26, 2007.