Incident Summary:

05/05/2020: Assailants opened fire on a Transportes Terrestres de Moçambique (TTM) bus in Muda-Serracao, Manica, Mozambique. At least four people were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Renamo Military Junta.

GTD ID:
202005050016

When:
2020-05-05

Country:
Mozambique

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Manica

City:
Muda-Serracao

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Transportation
Name of Entity Transportes Terrestres de Moçambique (TTM)
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 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
Renamo Military Junta No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 4 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 4
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"FOUR INJURED IN AMBUSH IN MANICA," Mozambique News Agency, May 5, 2020.