Incident Summary:

2/6/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, attacked Algerian policeman guarding a barracks in Boukhalifa, Algeria. One Algerian policeman was killed and another wounded in the drive-by shooting.

GTD ID:
200802060004

When:
2008-02-06

Country:
Algeria

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Tizi Ouzou

City:
Boukhalfa

Location Details:
100 KM east of Algiers

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Algerian Police
Specific Description Algerian policeman on duty in Tizi Ouzou
Nationality of Target Algeria
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 Automatic Weapon
Weapon Details
Drive-by shooting
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
Additional Information The attack took place around 8:00 PM. Sources conflict as to whether one guard was killed and another wounded or if there were two casualties.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Algerian Islamic Extremists 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
"8 police killed in ambush by suspected Islamist militants in eastern Algeria," Associated Press, February 8, 2008.
Ameziane Athali, "Algeria: Terrorist Attack on Policemen in Tizi Ouzou," Tout sur l'Algerie, February 6, 2008.