Incident Summary:

01/12/2009: On Monday, the bodies of two men, who had been killed by the Taliban on charges of spying for the United States, were dumped in the village of Mir Ali, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. A note was left with the bodies.

GTD ID:
200901120011

When:
2009-01-12

Country:
Pakistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Federally Administered Tribal Areas

City:
Mir Ali

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity
Specific Description Two civilians
Nationality of Target Pakistan
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Weapon Details
Unknown firearms 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
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Note left at scene)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 2 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 2
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
Web India, "Taliban Kill Two Men Accused of Spying," http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/World/20090112/1150601.html (January 12, 2009).
Cable News Network, "Taliban Kills Two Accused of Being U.S. Spies," http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/12/afghanistan.taliban.killing/index.html (January 12, 2009).