Incident Summary:

05/26/2015: Assailants abducted three individuals from Nasr City neighborhood, Cairo city, Cairo governorate, Egypt. One of the kidnapped individuals, Cleric Anas Sultan, was released on May 30, 2015. The whereabouts of the other two individuals is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201505260082

When:
2015-05-26

Country:
Egypt

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Cairo

City:
Cairo

Location Details:
The incident occurred in Nasr City neighborhood

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Religious Figures/Institutions
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Cleric: Anas Sultan
Nationality of Target Egypt
Additional Information
Hostages Yes
Number of Hostages 3
US Hostages 0
Outcome Combination
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Unknown
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) Yes
Alternate Designation (more) State Actors
Additional Information There is doubt that this incident meets terrorism-related criteria. A source accused Egyptian security forces of abducting the three individuals.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities Unknown
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
"Secret police detentions of activists on the rise in Egypt," The Associated Press, June 17, 2015.
"Cleric Anas Sultan Allegedly Abducted With His Two Brothers," The Cairo Post, May 27, 2015.