Incident Summary:

02/14/2001: Unknown assailants attacked the Cung Kiem Elementary-Junior Secondary School with cyanide in Dak Lak Province in Vietnam to protest the political and social situation in Vietnam. No injuries were reported in the incident.

GTD ID:
200102140005

When:
2001-02-14

Country:
Vietnam

Region:
Southeast Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Dak Lak

City:
Unknown

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Unarmed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Educational Institution
Name of Entity Cung Kiem Elementary-Junior Secondary School
Specific Description Students and staff at Cung Kiem Elementary-Junior Secondary School in Dak Lak Province in Vietnam.
Nationality of Target Vietnam
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Chemical
Weapon Details
Cyanide
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 Unknown
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
Kieu Binh Dinh, “Be Vigilant against Evil People’s Plot to Spread Poisons in Dac Lac Schools,” Hanoi Quan Doi Nhan Dan in Vietnamese, April 10, 2001.
“Saboteurs are Poisoning Highland Schools, says Vietnam,” Deutsche Presse-Agentur, April 10, 2001.
]“Teenagers Arrested for Chemical Attacks on Vietnam Schools,” Yahoo News Singapore, April 10, 2001.