Incident Summary:
11/19/2015: Assailants opened fire on Aktilek Abduvaliyev in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Abduvaliyev, a police officer, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to Muslim fundamentalists.
Overview
GTD ID:
201511190055
When:
2015-11-19
Country:
Kyrgyzstan
Region:
Central Asia
Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:
Bishkek
City:
Bishkek
What
Attack Information
Type of Attack () |
Armed Assault |
Successful Attack? () |
Yes |
Target Information ()
Target Type: Police |
Name of Entity |
Kyrgyzsta National Police |
Specific Description |
Officer: Aktilek Abduvaliyev |
Nationality of Target |
Kyrgyzstan |
Additional Information
Hostages |
No |
Property Damage |
No |
How
Weapon Information
Type |
Sub-type |
Firearms |
Handgun |
Weapon Details |
A 9-mm Makarov pistol was used in the attack. |
Additional Information
Suicide Attack? | No |
Part of Multiple Incident? | No |
Criterion 1 () |
Yes |
Criterion 2 () |
Yes |
Criterion 3 () |
Yes |
Doubt Terrorism Proper () |
No |
Who
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name |
Claimed Responsibility |
Muslim extremists |
No |
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators |
2 |
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
Sources
"Kyrgyzstan Says It Has Been Hit by "Wave of Terrorism"," EurasiaNet, December 11, 2015." |
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