Incident Summary:

07/20/2015: Assailants attacked police officers in Ngagara neighborhood, Bujumbura city, Bujumbura Mairie province, Burundi. Two police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201507200029

When:
2015-07-20

Country:
Burundi

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Bujumbura Mairie

City:
Bujumbura

Location Details:
The incident occurred in Ngagara neighborhood

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Burundi National Police
Specific Description Officers
Nationality of Target Burundi
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
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
Additional Information Casualty numbers for this incident conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the most recent reliable estimates are reported here.
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 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
"Burundi votes amid unrest as president seeks 3rd term," Tulsa World, July 21, 2015.
"Blast, gunfire heard in Burundi capital on polling day," Radio France Internationale, July 21, 2015.
"Explosions, gunfire in Burundi hours before presidential vote," Yahoo! Finance, July 20, 2015.