Incident Summary:

07/29/2014: Assailants abducted Mustafa Abu Shagur in Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. Abu Shagur, a Member of Parliament, was released the same day. Al-Madani Brigade claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the abduction was carried out in retaliation to recent events in Tripoli city.

GTD ID:
201407290001

When:
2014-07-29

Country:
Libya

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Tripoli

City:
Tripoli

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity House of Representatives
Specific Description Member: Mustafa Abu Shagur
Nationality of Target Libya
Additional Information
Hostages Yes
Number of Hostages 1
US Hostages 0
Outcome Hostage(s) released by perpetrators
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
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Al-Madani Brigade Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Posted to website, blog, etc.)
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
"Libyan Ex-Deputy PM Kidnapped in Tripoli: Family," Outlook India, July 30, 2014.
"Former Libyan deputy PM kidnapped," Xinhua General News Service, July 29, 2014.
"Libya: Unrest Update 30 July 2014," OSC Summary, July 29, 2014.