Incident Summary:

02/28/2011: On Monday evening around 2030, in the Ballygore Road area of County Antrim, Northern Ireland, a man was attacked by unidentified militants with hammers, injuring him in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.

GTD ID:
201102280011

When:
2011-02-28

Country:
United Kingdom

Region:
Western Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Northern Ireland

City:
Antrim

Location Details:
County Antrim. The attack occurred in the Ballygore Road area of County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Unarmed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity
Specific Description A civilian was targeted in the attack.
Nationality of Target Northern Ireland
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Melee Blunt Object
Weapon Details
Hammers 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 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 1 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
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
Jane’s Intelligence, “Unidentified Militants Wound Man in Northern Ireland's Antrim,” Terrorism Watch Report, BBC, March 2, 2011.
Belfast Telegraph, "Man in Hospital after Gang Attack," LexisNexis Academic, Belfast Telegraph, March 2, 2011.