Incident Summary:

07/15/2013: Assailants threw petrol bombs at the home of Abbas Isa al-Madi in Dair town, Muharraq governorate, Bahrain. Al-Madi, a Member of Parliament (MP), was not injured, but the building was damaged in the fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police later arrested three people in connection with the attack.

GTD ID:
201307150021

When:
2013-07-15

Country:
Bahrain

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Muharraq

City:
Dair

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity National Assembly
Specific Description Member: Abbas Isa al-Madi
Nationality of Target Bahrain
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
Incendiary Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb
Weapon Details
Petrol bombs 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 / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
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
"Bahraini MP's house attacked with petrol bombs: state agency," Reuters, July 15, 2013.
"Suspects in arson attack on Bahrain official's home arrested," Gulf News, July 16, 2013.
"Bahraini MP's home attacked ...," Qatar Peninsula, July 16, 2013.