Incident Summary:

02/23/2005: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) shot and killed a Sri Lankan soldier and injured another when the two ventured into a ceasefire agreed upon “no-go” zone in the north part of the island nation. The group claimed responsibility for the shootings on Tamilnet.com.

GTD ID:
200502230002

When:
2005-02-23

Country:
Sri Lanka

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Unknown

City:
Unknown

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Sri Lankan Soldiers
Nationality of Target Sri Lanka
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
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) Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Posted to website, blog, etc.)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators Unknown
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
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
“Tamil Tigers say they killed Sri Lankan soldier on ceasefire anniversary,” Agence France Presse, February 24, 2005.