Incident Summary:

08/31/2015: Assailants opened fire on Ernest Misigaro in Kanyosha district, Bujumbura Mairie province, Burundi. Misigaro, a local National Council for the Defense of Democracy—Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) leader, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.

GTD ID:
201508310080

When:
2015-08-31

Country:
Burundi

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Bujumbura Mairie

City:
Bujumbura

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Kanyosha neighborhood of the city.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Assassination
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Violent Political Party
Name of Entity National Council for the Defense of Democracy—Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD)
Specific Description Local Leader: Ernest Misigaro
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
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 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
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
"Four killed in separate Burundi attacks: Local sources," MENAFN, September 2, 2015.