Incident Summary:

02/28/2009: On Saturday, assailants fired two Grad-type rockets at a community. The incident took place in Ashqelon, Southern District, Israel. One school was damaged in the incident. No casualties were reported, and no group claimed responsibility.

GTD ID:
200902280020

When:
2009-02-28

Country:
Israel

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Southern

City:
Ashkelon

Location Details:
In a community in Ashqelon.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity
Specific Description A community
Nationality of Target Israel
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Projectile (rockets, mortars, RPGs, etc.)
Weapon Details
Two Grad-type rockets were used in the attack.
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
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators Unknown
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 Unknown
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured Unknown
Sources
National Counterterrorism Center, "One School Damaged in Rocket Attack in Ashqelon, Southern District, Israel," Worldwide Incidents Tracking System, December 11, 2009.
Qatar News Agency, "Two Rockets Hits Ashkelon," LexisNexis Academic, Qatar News Agency, February 28, 2009.