Incident Summary:

04/07/2010: On Wednesday, in the Regi Lalma area of Peshawar, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan, Taliban militants blew up two stories of a Government Primary School Bacha Garhi with explosives. The blast severely damaged the school infrastructure but no casualties were reported. No group has claimed responsibility.

GTD ID:
201004070010

When:
2010-04-07

Country:
Pakistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

City:
Peshawar

Location Details:
In the Regi Lalma area of Peshawar, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Educational Institution
Name of Entity
Specific Description A government primary school, Bacha Garhi,
Nationality of Target Pakistan
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
Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) 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
Daily Times, “Taliban Bomb Three Schools in Peshawar,” Daily Times, April 9, 2010, http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\04\09\story_9-4-2010_pg7_4.
Right Vision News, “Seven NATO Oil Tankers Torched in Khyber,” LexisNexis Academic, Hindustan Times, April 8, 2010.