Incident Summary:

08/28/2019: Assailants entered the Vatican Express travel agency and opened fire on civilians in Bamenda, North-West, Cameroon. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to separatists.

GTD ID:
201908280019

When:
2019-08-28

Country:
Cameroon

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

North-West

City:
Bamenda

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Tourists
Name of Entity Vatican Express Travel Agency
Specific Description Office
Nationality of Target Cameroon
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
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
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
Ambazonia Defense Forces (ADF) 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
"BBCM Africa Watchlist for 29 August," African media, August 29, 2019.