Incident Summary:

10/12/2009: On Monday, Communist Party of India-Maoists partially bombed a road bridge connecting Dumri to the Grand Trunk Road in the Giridih district of India. Superintendent of Police Ravi Kant Dhan said that there were also gunshots that were heard. There were no casualties reported. The attack is one of many during the two day bandh called by the Maoists.

GTD ID:
200910120022

When:
2009-10-12

Country:
India

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Jharkhand

City:
Giridih district

Location Details:
The attack took place in the Giridih district of India.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Transportation
Name of Entity
Specific Description A road bridge
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 Unknown Explosive Type
Weapon Details
Unknown explosives 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
Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) (suspected) No
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
Hindu, “Maoists Unleash Violence In West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar,” http://www.hindu.com/2009/10/13/stories/2009101357510100.htm (October 14, 2009).
South Asia Terrorism Portal, “Maoists Blow Up Railway Tracks and Set Ablaze Trucks in Jharkhand,” http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/detailed_news.asp?date1=10/12/2009#4 (October 12, 2009).
BBC Monitoring South Asia, “Maoists Unleash Wave of Attacks in East India,” LexisNexis Academic BBC Monitoring South Asia, October 13, 2009.