Incident Summary:

05/07/2016: Assailants opened fire on the house of a village chair in Sampoli, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201605070038

When:
2016-05-07

Country:
Philippines

Region:
Southeast Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Zamboanga Sibugay

City:
Sampoli

Location Details:
The incident occurred in Diplahan district.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Government of Sampoli B
Specific Description Residence of Village Chair
Nationality of Target Philippines
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
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 3
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
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
"4 dead, 5 wounded in election violence," Tempo, May 7, 2016.
"2 local politicians killed in last day of campaigns," GMA News Online, May 7, 2016.