Incident Summary:

05/04/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden motorcycle near a Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) office in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. This was one of two blasts in the area on this day. In addition to the assailant, at least five people were killed and 30 others were injured across both blasts. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201305040022

When:
2013-05-04

Country:
Pakistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Sindh

City:
Karachi

Location Details:
Incident occurred in Azizabad Block 8 area of the city

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Journalists & Media
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Journalists
Nationality of Target Pakistan
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Pakistan Rangers
Specific Description Soldiers
Nationality of Target Pakistan
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Pakistani Police
Specific Description Officers
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 Vehicle
Weapon Details
A bomb attached to a motorcycle driven by a suicide bomber was used in the attack.
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?Yes
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Additional Information Casualty numbers for this incident represent an equal division of the number killed and wounded across incidents 201305040007 and 201305040022.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Call (post-incident))
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 3 Fatalities / 15 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 3
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 1
Total Number of Injured 15
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Pakistan: Four-year-old hurt in Azizabad blast dies," Right Vision News, May 9, 2013.
"Twin bomb blasts target liberal MQM party in Karachi," Deutsche Welle, May 4, 2013.
"Taliban target MQM office in Azizabad, kill 3, injure over 35," Pakistan Today, May 4, 2013.