Incident Summary:

12/10/2020: Assailants abducted an unknown number of people from a fishing boat off the Macomia coast in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique. The hostages were released the following day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
202012100030

When:
2020-12-10

Country:
Mozambique

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Cabo Delgado

City:
Unknown

Location Details:
The incident occurred off the Macomia coast.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Type of Attack (more) Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Fishermen
Nationality of Target Mozambique
Additional Information
Hostages Yes
Number of Hostages Unknown
US Hostages 0
Days of Kidnapping 1
Outcome Hostage(s) released by perpetrators
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Unknown
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 6
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
"EIGHT TERRORIST COLLABORATORS CAPTURED," Mozambique News Agency (English), December 14, 2020.