Incident Summary:

03/01/2011: On Tuesday at 0000 midnight, in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, unidentified militants fired rockets and mortar shells at Adezai, a suburban village, wounding four civilians and damaging 10 houses and a police post. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.

GTD ID:
201103010021

When:
2011-03-01

Country:
Pakistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

City:
Near Peshawar

Location Details:
Adezai, a suburban village of provincial capital Peshawar.

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 The targets of the attack were civilians.
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 Projectile (rockets, mortars, RPGs, etc.)
Weapon Details
An unspecified number of rockets and mortars 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
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 4 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 4
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
South Asia Terrorism Portal, "Four Persons Injured in Militants Attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa," Dawn, http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/detailed_news3.asp?date3=2011%2F3%2F3 (March 3, 2011).
Right Vision News, “Pakistan: Four Hurt, Houses Damages in Adezai Attack,” LexisNexis Academic, Hindustan Times, March 4, 2011.