Incident Summary:

10/05/2009: On Monday, in Talh, Sa'dah, Yemen, when armed assailants fired upon the offices of Al-Sunbulah Agricultural Cooperative Society, killing four civilians, wounding two security guards, and damaging the office. No group claimed responsibility.

GTD ID:
200910050003

When:
2009-10-05

Country:
Yemen

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Saada

City:
Talh

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity Al-Sunbulah Agricultural Cooperative Society
Specific Description The target was the offices of Al-Sunbulah Agricultural Cooperative Society.
Nationality of Target Yemen
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
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 4 Fatalities / 2 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 4
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
National Counterterrorism Center, "Four Civilians Killed, Two Security Guards Wounded in Armed Attack in Talh, Sa'dah, Yemen," Worldwide Incidents Tracking System, April 23, 2010.
BBC Monitoring Middle East, "Yemeni Official Source Says Rebels Attack Co-Op, Rural Hospital, Kill Four," LexisNexis Academic, BBC Monitoring Middle East, October 5, 2009.