Incident Summary:

10/16/2014: Assailants attacked a post office in Udayn town, Ibb governorate, Yemen. This was one of four attacks in Udayn town on October 16, 2014. Five police officers were killed across three of the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).

GTD ID:
201410160020

When:
2014-10-16

Country:
Yemen

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Ibb

City:
Udayn

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Yemen Post
Specific Description Post Office
Nationality of Target Yemen
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
Incendiary Arson/Fire
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
Additional Information Casualty numbers for this attack represent an equal division of a cumulative total of killed across incidents 201410160018, 201410160019, and 201410160020.
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 1 Fatalities
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured Unknown
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"'Qaeda' militants seize Yemen town: security official," Agence France Presse -- English, October 16, 2014.
"'Al Qaida' militants seize Yemen town," Gulf News, October 16, 2014.