Incident Date:
November 11, 2001
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Unknown Yemen
Perpetrators:
Event Type: Bombing/Explosion
Weapon Type(s): Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite (Unknown Explosive Type)
Organization Type:
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: No
Target Information
1- Utilities(Oil refinery/upgrader)
Canadian Target: Yes
Canadian Victim: No
Canadian Perpetrator:
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Perpetrators: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "11/11/2001: An explosion occurred at Canadian firm Nexen Inc.'s production facilities in Yemen. Nexen Inc. is a global energy and chemicals company. The attack did not inflict any casualties; however, there was damage to a vehicle parked outside. There is no information pertaining to the source of the bomb. The disturbance corresponded with a visit to the site by company officials, who were on a routine inspection of the Masila oilfield, which pumps 230,000 barrels of oil per day. "
References: 1) RAND-MIPT
2) GTD 1970-2012 data file
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