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 () |
Bombing/Explosion |
Successful Attack? () |
Yes |
Target Information ()
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 () |
Yes |
Criterion 2 () |
Yes |
Criterion 3 () |
Yes |
Doubt Terrorism Proper () |
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: Tigers Claim Responsibility For Bomb Blast,” The Times of Swaziland, November 22, 1998. |
“Swaziland: Security Forces Patrol Capital After Bombing,” Johannesburg SAPA, November 21, 1998. |