Incident Summary:

08/05/2014: Assailants attacked humanitarian aid workers in Bunj town, Upper Nile state, South Sudan. Two workers were killed in the attack. This was one of two similar attacks in Bunj on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Mabanese Defence Forces.

GTD ID:
201408050039

When:
2014-08-05

Country:
South Sudan

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Upper Nile

City:
Bunj

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Unknown
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: NGO
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Aid Workers
Nationality of Target South Sudan
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Unknown
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Mabanese Defence Forces No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 2 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 2
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
"6 aid workers targeted, killed in South Sudan," The Associated Press, August 5, 2014.
"UN peacekeepers in South Sudan headed to site of deadly attacks on aid workers," BusinessWeek, August 6, 2014.