Incident Summary:

07/24/2016: An assailant shot and killed Ahmed Hassan Rashad, a police major, outside a police station in Arish, North Sinai, Egypt. The Sinai Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201607240005

When:
2016-07-24

Country:
Egypt

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

North Sinai

City:
Arish

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Assassination
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Egyptian National Police (ENP)
Specific Description Major: Ahmed Hassan Rashad
Nationality of Target Egypt
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
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
Sinai Province of the Islamic State Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Posted to website, blog, etc.)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 1
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
"Police officer shot dead by militants in Egypt's Sinai," Xinhua General News Service, July 25, 2016.
"High-ranking police officer killed in Al-Arish," Daily News Egypt, July 25, 2016.
"Egypt policeman killed in a Sinai attack claimed by IS," Agence France-Presse Top News (English), t, July 25, 2016.