Incident Summary:

12/14/2020: Assailants attacked a police station in Borehole 11, Mandera, Kenya. There were no reported casualties, but the assailants caused significant damage to the station. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.

GTD ID:
202012140015

When:
2020-12-14

Country:
Kenya

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Mandera

City:
Borehole 11

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Kenya Police Service (KPS)
Specific Description Station
Nationality of Target Kenya
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Unknown Explosive 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
Al-Shabaab No
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
"Newly Built Police Station Bombed to the Ground," Kenyans.co.ke, December 15, 2020.
"Terrorism Digest: 14-15 Dec 20," BBC Monitoring, December 15, 2020.
"‘Al-Shabab’ destroys police station in north-eastern Kenya," BBC Monitoring, December 15, 2020.