Incident Summary:

05/20/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused near a mosque in Sidi Aich, Bejaia, Algeria. This was one of two similar incidents in Sidi Aich on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted attacks.

GTD ID:
201705200042

When:
2017-05-20

Country:
Algeria

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Bejaia

City:
Sidi Aich

Location Details:
The incident occurred in Tinedbar district.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Unknown
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Unknown
Nationality of Target Algeria
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Other Explosive Type
Weapon Details
A homemade bomb was used in the attack.
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
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 Unknown
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
"Hosted Product: Algeria Press Review Security Arab Sources May 22, 2017," Algeria Security Digest, May 22, 2017.