Incident Summary:

09/24/2014: Assailants attacked the vehicle of Ali Waheed in Male city, Male province, Maldives. Waheed, a Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) chairperson, was unharmed; however, the vehicle was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Muslim fundamentalists.

GTD ID:
201409240052

When:
2014-09-24

Country:
Maldives

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Male

City:
Male

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP)
Specific Description Car of Chair: Ali Waheed
Nationality of Target Maldives
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
Other
Weapon Details
A rock 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 extremists 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
"Maldives: MDP Office Comes Under Arson Attack Amid Escalating Tensions With Radical Muslims," Minivan News Online, September 26, 2014.