GTD ID:
199110280014

When:
1991-10-28

Country:
Turkey

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Ankara

City:
Ankara

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Assassination
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity U.S. Air Force
Specific Description Staff Sergeant Victor Marvick*
Nationality of Target United States
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Vehicle
Weapon Details
Explosive
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Group Sub-name Claimed Responsibility
Turkish Islamic Jihad Turkish Islamic Jihad No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators Unknown
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 1 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 1
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities Unknown
Total Number of Injured 1
Number of U.S. Injured 1
Number of Perpetrators Injured Unknown
Sources