Incident Summary:

06/08/2017: Assailants abducted Athuman Pazi in Ikwiriri Kat, Pwani, Tanzania. The whereabouts of Pazi, a local chairperson, are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.

GTD ID:
201706080039

When:
2017-06-08

Country:
Tanzania

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Pwani

City:
Ikwiriri Kat

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Government of Tanzania
Specific Description Chairperson: Athuman Pazi
Nationality of Target Tanzania
Additional Information
Hostages Yes
Number of Hostages 1
US Hostages 0
Outcome Unknown
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
Unknown 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
"Tanzania: Two Villagers Feared Dead Following Kibiti Overnight Attack," Africa-News.info, June 9, 2017.