Incident Summary:

12/14/2018: Assailants beheaded three fishermen in Nfindi, Cabo Delgado, Mozambique. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Muslim extremists.

GTD ID:
201812140001

When:
2018-12-14

Country:
Mozambique

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Cabo Delgado

City:
Nfindi

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Not Applicable
Specific Description Fishermen
Nationality of Target Mozambique
Additional Information
Hostages Yes
Number of Hostages 3
US Hostages 0
Outcome Hostage(s) killed (not during rescue attempt)
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Melee Knife or Other Sharp Object
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
Muslim extremists No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 3 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 3
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
"Terrorism Digest 17-18 Dec 2018," BBC Monitoring, December 18, 2018.
"BBCM Africa Watchlist for 18 December," BBC Monitoring, December 18, 2018.
"Three fishermen beheaded in Mozambique attack," Sapo MZ, December 17, 2018.