The targets include the merchants themselves, but more often it is family members.
The group's targets in that region have included Muslim leaders.
Targets have included government officials, police, tourists and the Christian minority.
Typical targets include the head and upper body, similar to boxing.
The target of these attacks included not just information about technology but also management techniques and marketing strategies.
The targets included 15% by 2009 and 21% by 2012.
The early targets included an airline executive and a plane manufacturer.
Past targets have included commercial interests, public transport and places tourists may visit.
Suspected targets since then have included one of the city's mosques and a police station.
Other common targets include organizations perceived to be limiting the freedom of speech.