Incident Summary:

10/30/2007: One Thai civilian female child was killed and one other Thai civilian (her mother) was wounded when an unknown number of unknown perpetrators fired small arms at them from a moving vehicle at approximately 7:20 AM in Yala Province, Thailand.

GTD ID:
200710300002

When:
2007-10-30

Country:
Thailand

Region:
Southeast Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Yala

City:
Unknown

Location Details:
On a roadway in Yala Province.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Thai civilians
Specific Description Civilians in Yala Province
Nationality of Target Thailand
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
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 1 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
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
“More Thai troops to head south as nine people killed,” Agence France Presse, October 30, 2007.
“Thai militants attack Buddhist woman, teenage daughter in drive-by shooting,” Bangkok Post, October 30, 2007.