Incident Summary:
12/05/2013: Assailants attacked a mosque in KM-five neighborhood, Bangui city, Bangui prefecture, Central African Republic. The incident killed at least 54 people. No group claimed responsibility for the assault; however, authorities attributed the attack to the anti-balaka militia.
Overview
GTD ID:
201312050022
When:
2013-12-05
Country:
Central African Republic
Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa
Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:
Bangui
City:
Bangui
Location Details:
The incident took place in KM-five neighborhood.
What
Attack Information
Type of Attack () |
Armed Assault |
Successful Attack? () |
Yes |
Target Information ()
Target Type: Religious Figures/Institutions |
Name of Entity |
Unknown |
Specific Description |
Mosque |
Nationality of Target |
Central African Republic |
Additional Information
Hostages |
No |
Property Damage |
Yes |
Extent of Property Damage |
Minor (likely < $1 million) |
Value of Property Damage |
Unknown |
How
Weapon Information
Type |
Sub-type |
Firearms |
Unknown Gun Type |
Additional Information
Suicide Attack? | No |
Part of Multiple Incident? | No |
Criterion 1 () |
Yes |
Criterion 2 () |
Yes |
Criterion 3 () |
Yes |
Doubt Terrorism Proper () |
No |
Additional Information |
Casualty numbers for this incident conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the lowest reliable estimates are reported here. |
Who
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators |
Unknown |
Number of Captured Perpetrators |
0 |
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties |
54 Fatalities |
Total Number of Fatalities |
54 |
Number of U.S. Fatalities |
0 |
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities |
0 |
Total Number of Injured |
Unknown |
Number of U.S. Injured |
0 |
Number of Perpetrators Injured |
0 |
Sources
Sources
"On The Observers: In photos: Civilians armed with machetes roam CAR capital," France24, December 6, 2013." |
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"Several die in CAR gun battles," Voice of Nigeria, December 5, 2013." |
"France Deploys Additional Troops in CAR," AFP (World Service), December 6, 2013." |