Incident Summary:

07/04/2020: Assailants threw a grenade at a hotel in Bati, Amhara, Ethiopia. At least five people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Oromo Liberation Front.

GTD ID:
202007040017

When:
2020-07-04

Country:
Ethiopia

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Amhara

City:
Bati

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Hotel
Nationality of Target Ethiopia
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Grenade
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
Oromo Liberation Front No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 5 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 5
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Oromo Liberation Front Shane launched an attack in Amhara region," Borkena.com, July 6, 2020.
"Ethiopia's Oromo rebels attack town in Amhara region," Ethiopian ESat TV, July 5, 2020.