Incident Summary:

11/03/2012: Assailants opened fire on a police vehicle in Arish city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. Three police officers were killed in the attack and at least one more officer was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, Muslim fundamentalists were suspected. The assailants raised a black jihadi flag and shouted "God is great" after shooting the vehicle.

GTD ID:
201211030008

When:
2012-11-03

Country:
Egypt

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

North Sinai

City:
Arish

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Egyptian National Police (ENP)
Specific Description Officers
Nationality of Target Egypt
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 Sources differ on the number of injuries in this attack.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Muslim extremists (suspected) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 3 Fatalities / 1 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 3
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 1
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Three policemen killed in attack in Egypt's Sinai," Deutsche Presse-Agentur, November 3, 2012.
"Police car attacked by militants in Egypt's Arish, 2 policemen killed," Xinhua General News Service, November 3, 2012.
"At a Glance," Shenzhen Daily, November 5, 2012.