Incident Summary:

01/31/2015: An explosive device detonated near police personnel in Al Maqsha village, Capital governorate, Bahrain. Two police officers were wounded in the blast. Al Ashtar Brigades claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201501310049

When:
2015-01-31

Country:
Bahrain

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Capital

City:
Maqsha

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Public Security Force (PSF)
Specific Description Officers
Nationality of Target Bahrain
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 Other Explosive Type
Weapon Details
A homemade explosive device 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
Al-Ashtar Brigades 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
"Two policemen injured in blast near petrol station in Bahrain," Xinhua General News Service, February 1, 2015.
"Explosion leaves two cops injured," DailyTribune, February 1, 2015.