Incident Summary:

01/27/2014: Assailants attempted to plant an explosive device in the Kuthar district of Sheikh Zuweid town, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. At least one assailant was killed when the device detonated prematurely, while security forces arrested ten others. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201401270007

When:
2014-01-27

Country:
Egypt

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

North Sinai

City:
Sheikh Zuweid

Location Details:
The incident occurred in Kuthar the area

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Unknown
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Unknown
Nationality of Target Egypt
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 Unknown Explosive 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 10
Number of Captured Perpetrators 10
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 1
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Gunmen bomb Sinai pipeline, army strikes back with arrests," Daily Star Egypt, January 28, 2014.