Incident Summary:

05/01/2017: Assailants opened fire on an Egyptian National Police (ENP) convoy in Nasr City neighborhood, Cairo, Egypt. At least three officers were killed and five other officers were injured in the assault. The Hasam Movement claimed responsibility for the attack.

GTD ID:
201705010009

When:
2017-05-01

Country:
Egypt

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Cairo

City:
Cairo

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Nasr City neighborhood.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Egyptian National Police (ENP)
Specific Description Convoy
Nationality of Target Egypt
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Automatic Weapon
Weapon Details
Machine guns 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
Additional Information The victims included Captain Mohamed Al-Said, Captain Ayman Refaat, and Officer Shaban Abdel Hamid.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Hasam Movement Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Video)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 3 Fatalities / 5 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 3
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 5
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"US Embassy warns of possible Egypt attack by Hassm militants," Mada Masr, May 24, 2017.
"Gunmen kill police officers in brazen Cairo attack," Deutsche Welle, May 2, 2017.
"Egypt militant group claims police killings," Agence France-Presse Top News (English), t, May 2, 2017.