Incident Summary:

07/03/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint near the airport in Seiyun city, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).

GTD ID:
201407030066

When:
2014-07-03

Country:
Yemen

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Hadramawt

City:
Seiyun

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Airports and Aircraft
Name of Entity Seiyun Airport
Specific Description Airport
Nationality of Target Yemen
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Military of Yemen
Specific Description Checkpoint
Nationality of Target Yemen
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
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
Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) 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
"Suspected al-Qaida gunmen attack local gov't in Yemen, 5 killed," Xinhua News Agency, July 3, 2014.