Incident Date:
December 14, 2012
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Al-Hadah Yemen
Perpetrators: Al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)
Event Type: Bombing/Explosion
Weapon Type(s): Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite (Unknown Explosive Type)
Organization Type: Religious,
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: No
Target Information
1- Utilities(Oil derricks (land or sea))
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: "12/14/2012: Assailants detonated at least one explosive device at a Canadian-owned oil well in the Al Hadah area of Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties; however, the oil well was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials suspect that Al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) was involved."
References: 1) GTD 1970-2012 data file
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