Incident Summary:

04/18/2014: Assailants threw an explosive device at a traffic police kiosk in Lebanon Square area, Giza city, Giza governorate, Egypt. One police officer was killed and one other was wounded in the blast. Ajnad Misr claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation to the recent deaths and arrests of demonstrators.

GTD ID:
201404180024

When:
2014-04-18

Country:
Egypt

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Giza

City:
Giza

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Lebanon Square area of Cairo, Giza.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Egyptian Traffic Police
Specific Description Kiosk
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 Unknown Explosive Type
Weapon Details
A thrown explosive device 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 lowest reliable estimates are reported here.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Ajnad Misr Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Posted to website, blog, etc.)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 2
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 1 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
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
"Two Egyptian police officers killed in attack," Gulf News, April 20, 2014.
"Cairo bomb blast kills police officer," Oman Tribune, April 20, 2014.
"Egypt police officer killed in new Cairo bomb blast," The Nation Pakistan, April 20, 2014.