Incident Summary:

05/11/2018: An assailant attacked Geshov, an investigative reporter, in Cherven Bryag, Pleven, Bulgaria. Geshov was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201805110042

When:
2018-05-11

Country:
Bulgaria

Region:
Eastern Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Pleven

City:
Cherven Bryag district

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Unarmed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Journalists & Media
Name of Entity Za Istinata
Specific Description Investigative Reporter: Geshov
Nationality of Target Bulgaria
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Melee Unknown Weapon 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 1
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 1 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 1
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Bulgarian investigative reporter attacked in provincial town," Reporters Sans Frontières, May 11, 2018.