Incident Summary:

11/01/2012: At least four gunmen in police uniforms shot and killed four Afghan National Police (ANP) officers at a checkpoint in Nahri Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The assailants fled following the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, the Taliban has been involved in similar incidents.

GTD ID:
201211010004

When:
2012-11-01

Country:
Afghanistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Helmand

City:
Nahri Saraj district

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Afghan National Police (ANP)
Specific Description Officers
Nationality of Target Afghanistan
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
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
Additional Information The majority of sources state there were four assailants, while one source states there were five assailants.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Taliban (suspected) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 4
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 4 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 4
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
"Afghanistan: 4 Policemen Killed," The New York Times, November 3, 2012.
"Four Afghan police killed by colleagues: officials," Agence France Presse -- English, November 2, 2012.
"4 Afghan police killed in insider attack," The Associated Press, November 2, 2012.