Incident Summary:

04/02/2020: Assailants opened fire on a bus near Mutindiri, Chibabava, Sofala, Mozambique. Two people were injured in the attack. This was one of two related attacks targeting vehicles in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Renamo Military Junta.

GTD ID:
202004020033

When:
2020-04-02

Country:
Mozambique

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Sofala

City:
Chibabava district

Location Details:
The incident occurred near Mutindiri, southwest of Muxungue.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Transportation
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Bus
Nationality of Target Mozambique
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 Automatic Weapon
Weapon Details
Machine guns were used in the attack.
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
Renamo Military Junta No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 2 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 2
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"'Renamo Junta' Attacks 'Chinese' Timber Camp," AllAfrica Web Publications (English) UNASSIGNED, April 20, 2020.
"JUST IN: One dead and four injured in bus attack in central ...," Club of Mozambique, April 3, 2020.