Incident Summary:

12/01/2014: A suicide bomber detonated at the funeral of a tribal elder in Burka district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, at least nine people were killed and 20 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201412010013

When:
2014-12-01

Country:
Afghanistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Baghlan

City:
Burka district

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Government of Baghlan
Specific Description Provincial Council Members
Nationality of Target Afghanistan
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Afghan Police
Specific Description Officials
Nationality of Target Afghanistan
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Not Applicable
Specific Description Funeral of Tribal Elder
Nationality of Target Afghanistan
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Suicide (carried bodily by human being)
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 majority reliable estimates are reported here.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 1
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 10 Fatalities / 20 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 10
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 1
Total Number of Injured 20
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Suicide attack at Afghan funeral kills nine: police," Agence France Presse -- English, December 1, 2014.
"Suicide blast hits Afghan funeral," Al Jazeera, December 1, 2014.
"Bomb kills nine at funeral in northern Afghanistan," World Bulletin, December 1, 2014.