Incident Summary:

01/05/2015: An explosive device detonated in Soran Shakor area, Baezai tehsil, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. One member of a bomb disposal unit was killed in the blast. Jamaat-ul-Ahrar claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201501050031

When:
2015-01-05

Country:
Pakistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Federally Administered Tribal Areas

City:
Baezai

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Soran Shakor area.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS)
Specific Description Officer
Nationality of Target Pakistan
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Land Mine
Weapon Details
A remote-controlled landmine was used in the attack.
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
Jamaat-ul-Ahrar Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Call (post-incident))
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
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
"Pakistan Report: Personnel Killed in Blast in Mohmand Agency," BBC Online, January 5, 2015.
"Pakistan: Targeted: BDU personnel killed in IED attack," Right Vision News, January 7, 2015.
"Landmine blast kills security official in Mohmand Agency," Dunya News, January 5, 2015.