Incident Summary:

10/27/2018: Assailants opened fire on civilians at Nech Sar Park in Arba Minch, Southern Nations, Ethiopia. At least four people were killed and three were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Oromo Liberation Front.

GTD ID:
201810270034

When:
2018-10-27

Country:
Ethiopia

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Southern Nations

City:
Near Arba Minch

Location Details:
The incident occurred in Nech Sar Park

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 Civilians
Nationality of Target Ethiopia
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
Oromo Liberation Front No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 4 Fatalities / 3 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 4
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 3
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Highlights: Ethiopia Daily Media Highlights 26 - 28 October 2018," Summary, October 26, 2018.