Incident Summary:

10/31/2015: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused on a Mexibus bus in Ecatepec neighborhood, Mexico City, Mexico. This was one of nine coordinated attacks on state-run buses in Mexico city on this day. Pagan Sect of the Mountain claimed responsibility for the incident and demanded a halt to the destruction of nature.

GTD ID:
201510310072

When:
2015-10-31

Country:
Mexico

Region:
North America

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Mexico

City:
Ecatepec

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Ecatepec area near Mexico City.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Transportation
Name of Entity Mexibus
Specific Description Bus
Nationality of Target Mexico
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
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?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Pagan Sect of the Mountain Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Unknown)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
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
"Mexico probes homemade bomb attacks in buses," Agence France-Presse Top News (English), t, November 3, 2015.
"Unknown Group Carries Out First Mexico City Bombing in 20 Years," Radio Habana Cuba, November 3, 2015.