Incident Summary:

11/20/1998: An explosion destroyed the Mbabane offices of Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Arthur Khoza of Swaziland. A security guard died and two other men were seriously hurt in the blast and four nearby government cars were damaged. Khoza was not at his office at the time and was unharmed. An anonymous caller claiming to speak on behalf of an organization calling itself The Tigers called The Times of Swaziland newspaper and claimed responsibility for the attack.

Overview

GTD ID:
199811200004

When:
1998-11-20

Country:
Swaziland

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:
Hhohho

City:
Mbabane

What

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more)	Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more)	Yes

Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity	Swaziland Deputy Prime Minister
Specific Description	Offices of the Deputy Prime Minister
Nationality of Target	Swaziland

Additional Information
Hostages	No
Property Damage	Yes
Extent of Property Damage	Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage	Unknown

How

Weapon Information
Type	Sub-type
Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite	Unknown Explosive Type

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

Who

Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name	Claimed Responsibility
Tigers	Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Call (post-incident))

Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators	Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators	0

Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties	1 Fatalities / 2 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities	1
Number of U.S. Fatalities	0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities	0
Total Number of Injured	2
Number of U.S. Injured	0
Number of Perpetrators Injured	0

Sources

Sources
“Swaziland: Security Forces Patrol Capital After Bombing,” Johannesburg SAPA, November 21, 1998.
“Swaziland: Tigers Claim Responsibility For Bomb Blast,” The Times of Swaziland, November 22, 1998.