Incident Summary:

03/31/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol in Mambiranan, Iloilo province, Philippines. One police officer was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the New People's Army (NPA).

GTD ID:
201503310041

When:
2015-03-31

Country:
Philippines

Region:
Southeast Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Iloilo

City:
Mambiranan

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Philippine National Police (PNP)
Specific Description Patrol
Nationality of Target Philippines
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Automatic Weapon
Weapon Details
An M14 rifle and an M16 rifle were 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
New People's Army (NPA) (suspected) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 1 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 1
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Cop hurt in clash with rebels," The Daily Guardian, April 1, 2015.