Incident Summary:

07/01/2018: Assailants opened fire on a gendarmerie brigade at Camp I in Penda Mboko, Litoral, Cameroon. There were no reported casualties in the ensuing clash, but the building was set on fire in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.

GTD ID:
201807010033

When:
2018-07-01

Country:
Cameroon

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Litoral

City:
Penda Mboko

Location Details:
The incident occurred at Camp 1 near the city

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Gendarmerie Nationale
Specific Description Camp
Nationality of Target Cameroon
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Incendiary Arson/Fire
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 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
"Gunmen burn down gendarmerie post in Penda Mboko," Journal du Cameroun, July 2, 2018.