Incident Summary:

08/14/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a police camp in Mukalla city, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. This was one of two similar attacks in Mukalla city on August 14, 2014. In addition to two assailants, three soldiers were killed and 13 others were wounded across attacks. Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201408150007

When:
2014-08-14

Country:
Yemen

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Hadramawt

City:
Mukalla

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Yemeni Army
Specific Description Base
Nationality of Target Yemen
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Vehicle
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) No
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) Yes
Alternate Designation (more) Insurgency/Guerilla Action
Additional Information Casualty numbers for this incident conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the most recent reliable estimates are reported here. Casualty numbers for this attack represent an equal division of a cumulative total of killed and wounded across incidents 201408150007 and 201408150008.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Posted to website, blog, etc.)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 1
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 3 Fatalities / 7 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 3
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 1
Total Number of Injured 7
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured Unknown
Sources
"Al-Qaeda Claims Responsibility for Suicide Bomb car in Al-Mukalla," Yemen Post, August 16, 2014.
"10 Yemeni soldiers injured in Hadhramaut blasts," Turkish Press, August 15, 2014.
"3 Yemen soldiers, 2 Qaeda militants killed in Yemen," Daily Times, August 15, 2014.