Incident Summary:

04/26/2005: Members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) overran a government-run health center in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, and made it a political office after taking the keys from a guard. There were no reports of casualties.

GTD ID:
200504260002

When:
2005-04-26

Country:
Sri Lanka

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Eastern

City:
Trincomalee

Location Details:
A government-run health center near the northeastern port of Trincomalee.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Sri Lankan government
Specific Description Government-run health center
Nationality of Target Sri Lanka
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Unknown
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
Additional Information No detail was provided as to how the LTTE gained control of the building.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) 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
"Tamil Tiger rebels take over government building in northeast Sri Lanka: military," Associated Press, April 26, 2005.
"Sri Lanka Tamil rebels take over govt building: military," Dow Jones International News, April 26, 2005.