Incident Summary:

05/03/2007: Armed assailants attacked the Matsi Trading Center, in Kitale, Kenya, killing nine civillians and one child. Ten civillians were also wounded and the market was damaged. No group has claimed responsibility, however it was believed to be the actions of the Sabaot Land Defense Force (SLDF).

GTD ID:
200705030004

When:
2007-05-03

Country:
Kenya

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Rift Valley

City:
Kitale

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Civillians
Nationality of Target Kenya
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
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
Sabaot Land Defense Force (SLDF) (suspected) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 10 Fatalities / 10 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 10
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 10
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
National Counter Terrorism Center, 2007 Report on Terrorism