Incident Summary:

09/05/2020: Assailants attacked civilians in Bulen, Metekel district, Benishangul-Gumuz, Ethiopia. This was one of four similar incidents in this area on this day and one of ten during the first half of the month. At least 89 people were killed across all 10 attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.

GTD ID:
202009050039

When:
2020-09-05

Country:
Ethiopia

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Benishangul-Gumuz

City:
Near Bulen

Location Details:
The incident occurred in Metekel district.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Not Applicable
Specific Description Civilians
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
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
Additional Information Casualty numbers represent a division of the total number of those killed across incidents 202009050039, 202009050040, 202009050041, 202009050042, 202009090042, 202009090043, 202009090044, 202009090045, 202009090046, and 202009090047.
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 9 Fatalities
Total Number of Fatalities 9
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured Unknown
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Ethiopian officials blame opposition groups for attacks," Addis Standard website, September 17, 2020.