Incident Summary:

06/10/2016: Assailants set fire to three trucks in Niassa Cara, Mozambique. There were no reported casualties, although the fate of one of the drivers is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Mozambique National Resistance Movement (MNR).

Overview

GTD ID:
201606100058

When:
2016-06-10

Country:
Mozambique

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:
Unknown

City:
Niassa Cara

What

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more)	Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Successful Attack? (more)	Yes

Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity	Petroda Malawi Limited
Specific Description	Trucks
Nationality of Target	Malawi

Additional Information
Property Damage	Yes
Extent of Property Damage	Unknown
Value of Property Damage	Unknown

How

Weapon Information
Type	Sub-type
Incendiary	Arson/Fire

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
Additional Information	The victims include Leston Charley and Martin Kaipa.

Who

Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name	Claimed Responsibility
Mozambique National Resistance Movement (MNR)	No

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
"Mozambican troops guard cargo convoys as Renamo attacks escalate," Metro Tell.co.za, June 15, 2016."

"3 more tankers ambushed in Mozambique," Times.mw, June 13, 2016."