Incident Summary:

08/06/2013: Three gunmen attacked the deputy chair of Warta Nabadd district in Mogadishu city, Banaadir province, Somalia. The official, Ahmed Taako, was killed and a body guard was wounded in the attack. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201308060032

When:
2013-08-06

Country:
Somalia

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Banaadir

City:
Mogadishu

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Government of Warta Nabadd
Specific Description Deputy Chair: Ahmed Taako
Nationality of Target Somalia
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Handgun
Weapon Details
Pistols 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
Al-Shabaab Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Unknown)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 3
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 1 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
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
"Somali gov't official shot dead in Mogadishu," Xinhua News Agency, August 6, 2013.
"Second District Official Gunned Down in Mogadishu," AllAfrica.com, August 7, 2013.
"Somali govt official shot dead in Mogadishu," Big News Network, August 7, 2013.