Incident Summary:

07/01/2018: A landmine detonated against a Movement for the Salvation of Azawad (MSA) vehicle in Talataye, Gao, Mali. Four people were killed and three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201807010010

When:
2018-07-01

Country:
Mali

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Gao

City:
Talataye

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Violent Political Party
Name of Entity National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA)
Specific Description Vehicle
Nationality of Target Mali
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
Explosives Land Mine
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 4 Fatalities / 3 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 4
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
"Four Dead, 20 Injured In Mali Attack On French Soldiers," AFP (World Service), July 1, 2018.