Incident Summary:

05/31/2008: On Saturday, at 0845, a Lebanese soldier was killed by an explosion in Abdeh, Northern Province, Lebanon. Fatah al Islam claimed responsibility for the bombing.

Overview

GTD ID:
200805310007

When:
2008-05-31

Country:
Lebanon

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:
Northern Province (Ech Chimal)

City:
Abdeh

Location Details:
The attack occurred in Abdeh, Northern Province, Lebanon.

What

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more)	Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more)	Yes

Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity	Lebanese Army
Specific Description	A Lebanese army position was targeted.
Nationality of Target	Lebanon

Additional Information
Hostages	No
Property Damage	Unknown
Extent of Property Damage	Unknown
Value of Property Damage	Unknown

How

Weapon Information
Type	Sub-type
Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite	Unknown Explosive Type
Weapon Details
An unknown explosive device was used in the attack.

Additional Information
Suicide Attack?	No
Situation of Multi-Party Conflict?	Unknown
Part of Multiple Incident?	No
Criterion 1 (more)	Yes
Criterion 2 (more)	Yes
Criterion 3 (more)	No
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more)	Yes
Alternate Designation (more)	Insurgency/Guerilla Action

Who

Perpetrator Information
Name	Claimed Responsibility
Fatah al Islam	Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Unknown)

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

Sources
"Lexis Nexis, "Lebanese Soldier Killed in Explosion in North," Associated Press, May 31, 2008."
"Lexis Nexis, "Report: Militant Islamic Group Claims Responsibility for Attack that Killed Lebanese Soldier," Associated Press, June 2, 2008."
"Ya Libnan, "Soldier Killed in Explosion in North Lebanon," Ya Libnan, http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2008/05/soldier_killed.php."