Incident Summary:

05/16/2005: A grenade was thrown in protest of the erection of a Buddhist statue in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka. One person was injured in the attack. The following day, a police curfew was imposed on the port city while order was restored.

GTD ID:
200505160006

When:
2005-05-16

Country:
Sri Lanka

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Eastern

City:
Trincomalee

Location Details:
230 kilometers (140 miles) northeast of Colombo

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity
Specific Description Civilians
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
Explosives Grenade
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 / 1 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 1
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Buddha statue sparks strike in Sri Lanka port town," Agence France-Presse, May 17, 2005.
"Police curfew imposed in Sri Lanka's eastern city," Xinhua News Agency, May 18, 2005.
"Sri Lanka's clergy lawmakers protest ethnic clashes over Buddha statue," Associated Press, May 19, 2005.