Incident Summary:

08/07/2015: Assailants attempted to extort money from a fuel supplier in Meghalaya state, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police officials arrested two individuals in connection with the attack and identified one of them as an Achik Matgrik Elite Force (AMEF) member.

GTD ID:
201508070066

When:
2015-08-07

Country:
India

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Meghalaya

City:
Unknown

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Unknown
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Fuel Supplier
Nationality of Target India
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
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) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
A'chik Matgrik Elite Force (AMEF) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 2
Number of Captured Perpetrators 2
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
"GNLA militants ambush Police convoy in Meghalaya," South Asian Terrorism Portal, August 10, 2015.