Incident Summary:

10/31/2014: Assailants threw a grenade that landed near a police vehicle providing security for an imambargah and detonated in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. At least two officers were wounded in the blast. Tehrik-e-Khilafat claimed responsibility for the attack.

GTD ID:
201410310030

When:
2014-10-31

Country:
Pakistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Sindh

City:
Karachi

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Nipa Chowrangi area of Gulshan-e-Iqbal neighborhood

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Pakistani Police
Specific Description Van
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 Grenade
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
Tehrik-e-Khilafat Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Posted to website, blog, etc.)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 2 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 2
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Grenade attack on police van in Karachi injures two constables," The Express Tribune, October 31, 2014.
"Cop, volunteer injured attack," Pakistan Press International, October 31, 2014.
"Pakistan: Pro-ISIL Group Condemns AQIS Spokesman for 'Falsely' Claiming Responsibility for Attacks," Bab-ul-Islam, January 5, 2015.