Incident Summary:

05/21/2003: In a series of four incidents, a bomb exploded in a power plant in Tachilek, Myanmar. The attack was part of a four separate blasts that killed four people. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents, but the government suspected the Shan United Revolutionary Army was responsible form the bombings. The Shan United Revolutionary Army denied responsibility in response to the government accusation.

GTD ID:
200305210006

When:
2003-05-21

Country:
Myanmar

Region:
Southeast Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Shan

City:
Tachilek

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Utilities
Name of Entity Myanmar Energy Infrastructure
Specific Description A power plant in Tachilek, Myanmar
Nationality of Target Myanmar
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Unknown Explosive Type
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Additional Information Casualty numbers for this attack represent an equal division of a cumulative total of killed across incidents 200305210003, 200305210004, 200305210005, and 200305210006.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Shan United Revolutionary Army (suspected) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured Unknown
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Four killed as blasts hit Burmese border town," Agence France Presse, May 21, 2003.
"Bombs kill four in Tachilek," The Nation, May 22, 2003.