Incident Summary:

09/00/2016: Sometime between September 4, 2016 and September 10, 2016, assailants attacked Jacobo Filipe Matabeia at his home in Nhachato, Manica, Mozambique. Matabeia, a Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO) party member, was killed in the assault. This was one of two related attacks targeting FRELIMO members on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Mozambique National Resistance Movement (MNR), which denied involvement.

GTD ID:
201609070054

When:
2016-09-07

Country:
Mozambique

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Manica

City:
Nhachato

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Violent Political Party
Name of Entity Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO)
Specific Description Member: Jacobo Filipe Matabeia
Nationality of Target Mozambique
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Automatic Weapon
Weapon Details
AKM assault rifles were used in the attack.
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) No
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) Yes
Alternate Designation (more) Intra/Inter-group Conflict
Additional Information There is doubt that this incident meets terrorism-related criteria. The attack may have been the result of conflict between rival groups.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Mozambique National Resistance Movement (MNR) (suspected) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 4
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
"Frelimo accuses Renamo of killing two political leaders in Mossurize," Club of Mozambique, September 14, 2016.