Incident Summary:

01/04/2003: An unknown number of suspected pro-Indonesian militiamen stormed Tiarelelo in East Timor and attacked a group of civilians with SKS and G3 rifles killing three people including a village chief. A fourth victim died the next night.

GTD ID:
200301040003

When:
2003-01-04

Country:
East Timor

Region:
Southeast Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Atsabe

City:
Tiarelelo

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Civilians
Specific Description Civilians in Tiarelelo, Timor-Leste
Nationality of Target East Timor
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Automatic Weapon
Weapon Details
SKS and G3 rifles were suspected in the attack.
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
Pro-Indonesia extremists No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 4 Fatalities
Total Number of Fatalities 4
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured Unknown
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
“East Timor To Dispatch Troops After Suspected Pro-Indonesian Attacks Kill 4,” Agence France Presse, January 6, 2003.