Incident Summary:

06/07/2014: Assailants fired a rocket-propelled grenade at the Dar al-Ifta headquarters in Edhahra district, Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. Dar al-ifta is the organization responsible for issuing fatwas. There were no reports of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201406070003

When:
2014-06-07

Country:
Libya

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Tripoli

City:
Tripoli

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Religious Figures/Institutions
Name of Entity Dar al-Ifta
Specific Description Headquarters
Nationality of Target Libya
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 Projectile (rockets, mortars, RPGs, etc.)
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 Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
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
"State PAO: Tripoli Media Summary 8 June 2014," US Embassy Public Affairs Office, June 8, 2014.
"SOCAFRICA: Libya Incident Tracker: 01 – 07 June 2014," SOCAFRICA, June 1, 2014.