Incident Summary:

03/30/2014: Assailants opened fire on a bus carrying soldiers and police officers enroute to Rafah city in Sheikh Zuweid town, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. One soldier was killed and three police officers were injured in the attack. Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (Ansar Jerusalem) claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201403300021

When:
2014-03-30

Country:
Egypt

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

North Sinai

City:
Sheikh Zuweid

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Egyptian Armed Forces
Specific Description Bus
Nationality of Target Egypt
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Egyptian National Police (ENP)
Specific Description Officers
Nationality of Target Egypt
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
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
Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (Ansar Jerusalem) Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Posted to website, blog, etc.)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 3 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 3
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Army bus ambushed in Egypt's Sinai, soldier killed," The Associated Press, March 30, 2014.
"Egypt to hold elections in May," CNN, March 30, 2014.
"Egyptian soldier killed, 3 police wounded in attack on bus - army," Reuters India, March 30, 2014.