Incident Summary:

11/28/2003: Members of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) shot and injured Catholic priest, Guido Cellana in Uganda’s Lira District near the town of Okankel. A boy traveling with the priest was shot and killed in the attack as well.

GTD ID:
200311280001

When:
2003-11-28

Country:
Uganda

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Northern

City:
Okankel

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Religious Figures/Institutions
Name of Entity Catholic Church
Specific Description Father Guido Cellana, an Italian priest and missionary
Nationality of Target Italy
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
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
Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) (suspected) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 1 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 1
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
“Italian Missionary Wounded in Uganda Ambush,” MISNA News, November 28, 2003.
“Nine Killed, Italian Missionary Injured in Uganda Rebel Attacks,” Agence France Presse, November 28, 2003.