Incident Summary:

10/30/2013: Assailants attacked a Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) candidate and activists in Dailekh area, Mid-Western region, Nepal. There were no reported casualties resulting from the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Baidya).

GTD ID:
201310300067

When:
2013-10-30

Country:
Nepal

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Mid-Western

City:
Dailekh district

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Unknown
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Violent Political Party
Name of Entity Unified Communist Party of Nepal: Maoist (UCPN-M)
Specific Description Candidates
Nationality of Target Nepal
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
Unknown
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 Nepal-Maoist (Baidya) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 36
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
"Violence flares as election nears," MyRepublica.com, October 30, 2013.