Incident Summary:

05/16/2015: Assailants opened fire on an Egyptian Homeland Security (EHS) officer in Kerdasa town, Giza governorate, Egypt. The police officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201505160058

When:
2015-05-16

Country:
Egypt

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Giza

City:
Kerdasa

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Egyptian Homeland Security (EHS)
Specific Description Officer: Ahmed Abdel Aal
Nationality of Target Egypt
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
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 6
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
"Policeman Killed in Drive-By Shooting in Giza - Interior Ministry," AllAfrica.com, May 18, 2015.
"Six Armed Men Shoot Police Officer Dead in Egypt's Kerdasa," Ahram Online, May 16, 2015.
"NCO killed in Kerdasa in armed attack," Arabstoday.net, May 16, 2015.