Incident Summary:

01/23/2009: On Friday, in Yala, Thailand, armed assailants fired upon and killed a civilian outside a mosque. The man was suspected to be a police informant. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed Muslim separatists were responsible.

GTD ID:
200901230013

When:
2009-01-23

Country:
Thailand

Region:
Southeast Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Yala

City:

Location Details:
The attack occurred in Yala, Thailand.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity
Specific Description The target was a civilian.
Nationality of Target Thailand
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Weapon Details
Unknown firearms were used in the attack.
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
Agence France Presse, "Seven Shot Dead in Thai South: Police," LexisNexis Academic, Agence France Presse, January 24, 2009.
Agence France Presse, "Three Muslims Shot Dead in Thai South: Police," LexisNexis Academic, Agence France Presse, January 24, 2009.