Incident Summary:

06/01/2008: On Sunday night at 0115, in Cherkessk, Karachayevo-Cherkesiya, Russia, armed assailants fired upon the vehicle of a member of Karachayevo-Cherkesiya's People's Assembly, killing him and damaging his vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.

GTD ID:
200806010031

When:
2008-06-01

Country:
Russia

Region:
Eastern Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Karachayevo Cherkesiya Republic

City:
Cherkessk

Location Details:
The attack took place in Cherkessk, Karachayevo Cherkesiya Republic, Russia.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Government of Russia
Specific Description Karachayevo-Cherkesiya's People's Assembly Member
Nationality of Target Russia
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 Unknown Gun Type
Weapon Details
Unknown firearms were used in the attack.
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 1 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
Itar Tass News Agency,"Local Parliamentarian Gunned Down in Karachai-Cherkessia," LexisNexis Academic, Itar Tass News Agency, June 01, 2008.
National Counterterrorism Center,"One Government Official Killed in Armed Attack in Cherkessk, Karachayevo-Cherkesiya, Russia," Worldwide Incidents Tracking System, January 21, 2010.