Incident Summary:

06/07/2011: On Tuesday, in Galkayo, Mudug, Somalia, nine civilians were killed when unidentified militants fired upon a passenger bus with unknown firearms. It is unknown if the attack caused any property damage. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.

GTD ID:
201106070011

When:
2011-06-07

Country:
Somalia

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Mudug

City:
Galkayo

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Transportation
Name of Entity
Specific Description A passenger bus was targeted in the attack.
Nationality of Target Somalia
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
Weapon Details
Unknown firearms 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 9 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 9
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
Jane’s Intelligence, “Unidentified Militants Kill Nine Civilians in Somalia's Mudug,” Terrorism Watch Report, Shabelle Media Network, June 8, 2011.
Shabelle Media Network, "Five Slain, More than 10 Hurt in Clan Related Incident in Somalia," LexisNexis Academic, Shabelle Media Network, June 8, 2011.