Incident Summary:

09/25/2010: On Saturday, in Sanaa, San'a province, Yemen, unknown gunmen opened fire on Yemeni security forces, wounding an undisclosed number. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.

GTD ID:
201009250002

When:
2010-09-25

Country:
Yemen

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Amanat Al Asimah

City:
Sanaa

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Yemeni Military
Specific Description Security forces
Nationality of Target Yemen
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 0 Fatalities
Total Number of Fatalities 0
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
Michael Roddy, "FACTBOX-Security Developments in Yemen," Reuters, September 26, 2010, http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LDE68P0E0.htm
Reuters, "FACTBOX-Security Developments in Yemen," Reuters, October 9, 2010, http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LDE69807L.htm.