Incident Summary:
"08/25/2017: An assailant wielding a sword attacked police personnel outside Buckingham Palace in London, United Kingdom. At least three police officers were injured before the assailant was arrested at the scene. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources identified the assailant as Mohiussunnath Chowdhury. Sources also stated that the assailant shouted "Allahu akbar" during the attack."
Overview
GTD ID:
201708250025
When:
2017-08-25
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Western Europe
Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:
England
City:
London
What
Attack Information
Type of Attack () |
Armed Assault |
Successful Attack? () |
Yes |
Target Information ()
Target Type: Police |
Name of Entity |
City of London Police |
Specific Description |
Officers |
Nationality of Target |
Great Britain |
Additional Information
Hostages |
No |
Property Damage |
No |
How
Weapon Information
Type |
Sub-type |
Melee |
Knife or Other Sharp Object |
Weapon Details |
A sword was used in the attack. |
Additional Information
Suicide Attack? | No |
Part of Multiple Incident? | No |
Criterion 1 () |
Yes |
Criterion 2 () |
Yes |
Criterion 3 () |
Yes |
Doubt Terrorism Proper () |
No |
Additional Information |
Casualty numbers conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the most recent reliable estimates are reported here. |
Who
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name |
Claimed Responsibility |
Unknown |
No |
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators |
1 |
Number of Captured Perpetrators |
1 |
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties |
0 Fatalities / 3 Injured |
Total Number of Fatalities |
0 |
Number of U.S. Fatalities |
0 |
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities |
0 |
Total Number of Injured |
3 |
Number of U.S. Injured |
0 |
Number of Perpetrators Injured |
0 |
Sources
Sources
"Another suspected terrorist attack in London: This time a man wielding a 4-foot sword outside Buckingham Palace," Washington Post, August 26, 2017." |
"London - Buckingham Palace 'sword man' charged with planning terror act," AFP (North European Service), August 31, 2017." |
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"Buckingham Palace terror suspect attacked police with sword," Deutsche Welle, August 26, 2017." |