Incident Summary:

02/12/2014: Gunmen opened fire on a police vehicle in Ismailia city, Ismailia governorate, Egypt. The gunfire killed three police officers. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.

GTD ID:
201402120011

When:
2014-02-12

Country:
Egypt

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Ismailia

City:
Ismailia

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Egyptian National Police (ENP)
Specific Description Vehicle
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
Firearms Automatic Weapon
Weapon Details
An automatic weapon was 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
Additional Information Casualty numbers for this attack conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the majority estimates are reported here.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 2
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 3 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 3
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
"Gunmen kill 3 Egypt policemen, seize their weapons," Agence France Presse -- English, February 12, 2014.
"Gunmen kill policeman in northern Egypt," Xinhua News Agency, February 22, 2014.
"Militants kill 3 policemen in Egypt's Ismailia," Xinhua News Agency, February 12, 2014.