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 (more)	Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more)	Yes

Target Information (more)
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 (more)	Yes
Criterion 2 (more)	Yes
Criterion 3 (more)	Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more)	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."