Incident Summary:

01/07/2014: Assailants threw a grenade and opened fire on a traffic police checkpoint in Cairo city, Cairo governorate, Egypt. One person was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201401070028

When:
2014-01-07

Country:
Egypt

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Cairo

City:
Cairo

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Egyptian Traffic Police
Specific Description Checkpoint
Nationality of Target Egypt
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Grenade
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
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
"Egypt police car hit by bomb, gunfire in Cairo attack-sources," Reuters, January 7, 2014.
"Bomb Thrown in Drive-By Attack on Cairo Police," New York Times, January 7, 2014.
"Egypt Police Car Hit by Bomb, Gunfire in Cairo Attack-Sources," New York Times, January 7, 2014.