Incident Summary:

05/30/2014: An explosive device, intended to target police officers, detonated prematurely in Doweika neighborhood, Cairo city, Cairo governorate, Egypt. The assailant was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Muslim Brotherhood.

GTD ID:
201405300026

When:
2014-05-30

Country:
Egypt

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Cairo

City:
Cairo

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Doweika neighborhood of the city.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Egyptian National Police (ENP)
Specific Description Facilities
Nationality of Target Egypt
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Other Explosive Type
Weapon Details
A home-made bomb 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
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Muslim Brotherhood No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 1
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
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
"Bomb explodes in Cairo, 1 injured," The Daily Star Online, May 30, 2014.
"Bomb explodes in Cairo, 1 injured," Lebanon Daily Star, May 30, 2014.
"Brotherhood member injured by home-made bomb in Cairo - agency," BBC Monitoring Middle East - Political Supplied by BBC Worldwide Monitoring, May 30, 2014.