Incident Summary:

10/14/2011: On Friday, in Panareh, Pattani, Thailand, four gunmen on two black Honda Wave motorcycles raided a seafood processing business. They shot and killed the two owners of the shop, Atikorn and Urai Ungrangsee, and an adult relative, Sunee. The attackers then planted a bomb near the shop, which was later found and defused by the police. No group has claimed responsibility.

GTD ID:
201110140006

When:
2011-10-14

Country:
Thailand

Region:
Southeast Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Pattani

City:
Panareh

Location Details:
The attack occurred at a seafood processing business in Panareh, Pattani, Thailand.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity
Specific Description The target was a seafood processing business.
Nationality of Target Thailand
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity Atikorn and Urai Ungrangsee
Specific Description The targets were the owners of the seafood business.
Nationality of Target Thailand
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Explosives Other Explosive Type
Weapon Details
Unknown firearms were used in the attack. Unknown explosives were also used in the attack, but were defused before they detonated.
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 4
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 3 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 3
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
Xinhua News Agency, "Six Killed, One Injured In Attacks In Southern Thailand," World News Connection, Xinhua News Agency, October 14, 2011.
BBC Monitoring Asia Pacific, "Six Killed in Insurgent Attacks in South Thailand," The Nation, October 14, 2011.