Incident Summary:

02/24/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vest outside of the Iranian consulate in Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. In addition to the suicide bomber, three Frontier Constabulary personnel were killed and ten other people were wounded in the blast. An unknown number of explosive devices were discovered in the suicide bomber's vehicle and safely defused following the attack. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that they would continue to attack Iranian installations and members of the Shia community.

GTD ID:
201402240001

When:
2014-02-24

Country:
Pakistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

City:
Peshawar

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (Diplomatic)
Name of Entity Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Specific Description Consulate
Nationality of Target Iran
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Frontier Constabulary (FC)
Specific Description Checkpost
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
Explosives Suicide (carried bodily by human being)
Explosives Grenade
Weapon Details
A grenade and a suicide vest containing six kilograms of explosives as well as a vehicle containing 60 kilograms of explosives attached to a timer were all used in the attack.
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?Yes
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Additional Information Casualty numbers for this incident conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the most recent reliable estimates are reported here.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Group Sub-name Claimed Responsibility
Jundallah (Pakistan) Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Unknown)
Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Mast Gul Group Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Personal claim)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 1
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 4 Fatalities / 10 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 4
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 1
Total Number of Injured 10
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Two killed in suicide attack outside Iranian consulate in Pakistan," Reuters, February 24, 2014.
"Pakistan Finds Iran guards kidnappers hideout," Trend News Agency, February 25, 2014.
"Pakistan: Peshawar suicide bombing: FC thwarts attack on Iranian diplomat's house," The Express Tribune Online, February 25, 2014.