Incident Summary:

03/01/2000: A family was attacked by unknown armed men in Gheraibia hamlet in Ouled Brahim, Algeria. Three people were killed, and three others were wounded.

GTD ID:
200003010002

When:
2000-03-01

Country:
Algeria

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Muaskar

City:
Ouled Brahim

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Civilians
Specific Description Civilians in Gheraibia hamlet in Ouled Brahim, Algeria
Nationality of Target Algeria
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Automatic Weapon
Explosives Unknown Explosive 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
Additional Information The attack killed three members and wounded three other members of the same family.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators Unknown
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 3 Fatalities / 3 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 3
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 3
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
“Three Killed, Three Wounded Southwest of Algiers,” Algiers Le Mat, March 4, 2000.