Incident Summary:

12/13/2019: Assailants shot and killed two Frontier Constabulary (FC) officers in Tank, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201912130011

When:
2019-12-13

Country:
Pakistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

City:
Tank

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Frontier Constabulary (FC)
Specific Description Officers: Hassan and Yaseen
Nationality of Target Pakistan
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
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-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Unknown)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 2 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 2
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
"Two FC men martyred in Tank," The News International (Asianet-Pakistan), December 14, 2019.
"Two FC men martyred, six cops injured in Tank attacks," Dawn (Pakistan), December 14, 2019.
"Pakistan- 2 security personnel martyred, 6 injured in Tank attacks," Global English (Middle East and North Africa Financial Network), December 14, 2019.