Incident Summary:

01/13/2019: Assailants set fire to a district office in West Wellega district, Oromia, Ethiopia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two similar attacks on government buildings in the district on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Oromo Liberation Front.

GTD ID:
201901120011

When:
2019-01-13

Country:
Ethiopia

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Oromia

City:
West Wellega district

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Government of Ethiopia
Specific Description District Office
Nationality of Target Ethiopia
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
Incendiary Arson/Fire
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Oromo Liberation Front 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
"Ethiopia's Oromo rebels rob 17 banks in four days," Ethiopian Satellite Television Online, January 14, 2019.
"Highlights: Ethiopia Daily Media Highlights 15 January 2019," Summary, January 16, 2019.