Incident Summary:

05/03/2018: Assailants attacked Fuad Saneen at the Malappuram Press Club in Up Hill neighborhood near State Highway 71, Malappuram, Kerala, India. Saneen, a Chandrika Malayalam photographer, was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.

GTD ID:
201805030023

When:
2018-05-03

Country:
India

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Kerala

City:
Malappuram

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Up Hill neighborhood near State Highway 71 (Tirur-Malappuram-Manjeri Rd.), between Kottakunnu Rd. and Kottakunnu Concrete Mini Rd.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Unknown
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Journalists & Media
Name of Entity Chandrika Malayalam Daily
Specific Description Photographer: Fuad Saneen
Nationality of Target India
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Unknown
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
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 1 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 1
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"News photographer attacked in Malappuram Press Club," UNI (United News of India), May 3, 2018.