Incident Summary:

10/07/2013: Assailants fired a rocket-propelled grenade at the Amaadi Satellite Earth station in Cairo city, Cairo governorate, Egypt. Two people were injured and one satellite dish was damaged in the attack. Furqan Brigade claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201310070022

When:
2013-10-07

Country:
Egypt

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Cairo

City:
Cairo

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Telecommunication
Name of Entity Amaadi Satellite Earth
Specific Description State-Owned Satellite Station
Nationality of Target Egypt
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Projectile (rockets, mortars, RPGs, etc.)
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Weapon Details
RPGs 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-Furqan Brigades Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Video)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 3
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 2 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 2
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Egyptian soldiers killed in Ismailiya and Sinai attacks," BBC Online, October 7, 2013.
"Violence hits Egypt's Sinai peninsula," Al Jazeera, October 7, 2013.
"Gunmen, Car Bomb Kill Egyptian Soldiers In Separate Attacks," Radio Free Europe, October 7, 2013.