Incident Summary:

12/06/2020: Assailants opened fire on a civilian vehicle on the outskirt of Bamenda, North-West, Cameroon. Two civilians, including a Catholic Priest of the Bamenda Archdiocese and a Seminarian, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
202012060019

When:
2020-12-06

Country:
Cameroon

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

North-West

City:
Near Bamenda

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Religious Figures/Institutions
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Vehicle of Catholic Reverend: Anthony Viban
Nationality of Target Cameroon
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
Unknown 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
"Killings, Vote Buying Mar Regional Elections In NW," Cameroon POSTline, December 6, 2020.