Incident Summary:

05/02/2020: Assailants approached the residence of the village administrator in an attempt to abduct Win Hlaing in Kyaw Kaing, Rakhine, Myanmar. Hlaing, a National League for Democracy (NLD) township-level executive committee member, was not harmed as the village administrator refused to hand him over because the assailants were not in police uniforms. This was one of two related kidnapping attempts of Hlaing in Kyaw Kaing on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attacks was carried out by the Arakan Army (AA), which denied involvement.

GTD ID:
202005020028

When:
2020-05-02

Country:
Myanmar

Region:
Southeast Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Rakhine

City:
Kyaw Kaing

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Government of Myanmar
Specific Description Township Executive Committee Member: Than Htay
Nationality of Target Myanmar
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Unknown
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
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Arakan Army (AA) (suspected) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 4
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
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
"Myanmar: Members Of National League for Democracy In Taungup Hiding After Threats," Eurasia Review, May 8, 2020.
"Myanmar Ruling Party Officials in Rakhine in Hiding After Attempted Arrests," Radio Free Asia, May 6, 2020.