Incident Summary:

04/15/2019: Assailants set fire to a prison officer's vehicle and residence in Haouaria, Nabeul, Tunisia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201904150028

When:
2019-04-15

Country:
Tunisia

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Nabeul

City:
Haouaria

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity General Directorate for Prisons and Reeducation
Specific Description Prison Officer
Nationality of Target Tunisia
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
Incendiary Arson/Fire
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 Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
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
"Hosted Product: Tunisia Press Review Security Arab Sources April 15, 2019," Tunisia Security Digest Arabic, April 15, 2019.