Incident Summary:

08/12/2001: Two men were killed and six wounded in a shooting attack on the Karumari Amman temple in Eravur, Sri Lanka during a Hindu religious service by three members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam (LTTE).

GTD ID:
200108120008

When:
2001-08-12

Country:
Sri Lanka

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

North Eastern

City:
Eravur

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Religious Figures/Institutions
Name of Entity Hindu Temple
Specific Description Karumari Amman Temple
Nationality of Target Sri Lanka
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun 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
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 3
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 3 Fatalities / 6 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 3
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 6
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
“Tigers gun down two men at Hindu temple: defence ministry,” Agence France Presse, August 12, 2001.