Incident Summary:

01/21/2006: A teacher named Thipwaree Sriploy was shot while parking her motorcycle outside her home in the Muang district of Yala, Thailand. She later died in the hospital of her injuries. Police believe this attack is linked to others in an ongoing insurgency in southern Thailand.

GTD ID:
200601210003

When:
2006-01-21

Country:
Thailand

Region:
Southeast Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Yala

City:
Muang

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Educational Institution
Name of Entity Thai ministry of education
Specific Description Teacher Thipwaree Sriploy
Nationality of Target Thailand
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
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
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
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
“Southern Thailand: Two Killed, Two Wounded in Attacks Blamed on Militants,” Thai Day, January 21, 2006.
“AFP: Teacher Killed in Southern Thai Unrest,” AFP, January 22, 2006.