Incident Summary:

12/16/2010: On Thursday, in the Yadgar Chowk area of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, one child was killed and 25 others including eight women and three children were injured when militants threw a grenade into a Muharram mourning procession. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack and no damages were reported.

GTD ID:
201012160001

When:
2010-12-16

Country:
Pakistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

City:
Peshawar

Location Details:
In the Chowk area of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity
Specific Description Civilians
Nationality of Target Pakistan
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 Grenade
Weapon Details
A grenade was 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
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 25 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 25
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
Jane’s Intelligence, “Grenade Attack Kills Civilian in Peshawar,” Terrorism Watch Report, Daily Times, December 18, 2010.
South Asia Terrorism Portal, "Child Killed in Grenade Attack on Huharram Procession in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa," Daily Times, http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/detailed_news3.asp?date3=2010%2F12%2F17 (December 17, 2010).
Press TV, "Shia Muslims Attacked in Pakistan," http://www.presstv.ir/detail/155795.html (December 16, 2010).