Incident Summary:

04/02/2015: Assailants shot and killed a civilian in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Ansar al-Sharia (Libya).

GTD ID:
201504020067

When:
2015-04-02

Country:
Libya

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Benghazi

City:
Benghazi

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Not Applicable
Specific Description Civilian: Saja Muhammad Farjani
Nationality of Target Libya
Additional Information
Hostages No
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
Ansar al-Sharia (Libya) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
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
"Libya security digest April 7, 2015," Libya Digest, April 7, 2015.
"Islamist Ansar al-Shariah "blamed for" shelling on Libya's Benghazi," BBC Monitoring Middle East - Political Supplied by BBC Worldwide Monitoring, April 7, 2015.