Incident Summary:

01/09/2020: Assailants attacked Bolot Temirov, the editor in chief of FactCheck, a Kyrgyz investigative website, near the website’s office in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Temirov was injured and his mobile phone was stolen in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
202001090007

When:
2020-01-09

Country:
Kyrgyzstan

Region:
Central Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Bishkek

City:
Bishkek

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Type of Attack (more) Unarmed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Journalists & Media
Name of Entity FactCheck
Specific Description Editor: Bolot Temirov
Nationality of Target Kyrgyzstan
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
Melee Unknown Weapon 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
Unknown 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
"Kyrgyz Investigative Website Editor Attacked In Bishkek," Connecticut State News.Net, January 9, 2020.