Incident Summary:
06/09/2016: Assailants abducted an unspecified number of imams in Sanaa, Amanat Al Asimah, Yemen. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to Huthi extremists.
Overview
GTD ID:
201606090040
When:
2016-06-09
Country:
Yemen
Region:
Middle East & North Africa
Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:
Amanat Al Asimah
City:
Sanaa
What
Attack Information
Type of Attack () |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Successful Attack? () |
Yes |
Target Information ()
Target Type: Religious Figures/Institutions |
Name of Entity |
Unknown |
Specific Description |
Imams |
Nationality of Target |
Yemen |
Additional Information
Hostages |
Yes |
Number of Hostages |
Unknown |
US Hostages |
0 |
Outcome |
Unknown |
Ransom |
No |
Property Damage |
No |
How
Weapon Information
Type |
Sub-type |
Unknown |
|
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 Statistics
Number of Perpetrators |
Unknown |
Number of Captured Perpetrators |
0 |
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties |
Unknown |
Total Number of Fatalities |
Unknown |
Number of U.S. Fatalities |
0 |
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities |
0 |
Total Number of Injured |
Unknown |
Number of U.S. Injured |
0 |
Number of Perpetrators Injured |
0 |
Sources
Sources
"Gulf of Aden Security Review - June 9, 2016," Critical Threats, June 9, 2016." |
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