Incident Summary:

08/24/2019: Assailants attacked a tourist bus near Petra, Maan, Jordan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201908240014

When:
2019-08-24

Country:
Jordan

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Maan

City:
Petra

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Tourists
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Tourist Bus
Nationality of Target Jordan
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 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
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
"Shots fired at tourist guide bus in Jordan, no injuries -Ammon news agency," Reuters India, August 24, 2019.
"Shots fired at bus near Jordan's ancient Petra, no injuries - reports," Reuters Africa, August 24, 2019.
"Jordan: Tourist bus attacked by unknown gunmen in Petra - report," Devdiscourse, August 24, 2019.