Incident Summary:

02/19/2010: On Friday at 1200 noon, in Kawkareik, Kayin, Myanmar, in one of three related attacks, suspected Karen National Union members detonated an explosive device inside a market causing no casualties but damaging the market. Earlier that morning around 1100, an improvised explosive device (IED) was detonated at a row of stalls close to the wall of the Buddhist monastery outside the entrance of a market, wounding three people, and damaging the market. Shortly after the first explosion, vendors were told to close their shops and move out of the market. Authorities later safely defused another IED found in the same area. No group claimed responsibility, but authorities believed the Karen National Union (KNU) was responsible.

GTD ID:
201002190030

When:
2010-02-19

Country:
Myanmar

Region:
Southeast Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Kayin

City:
Kawkareik

Location Details:
The attack took place inside a market, in Kawkareik, Kayin, Myanmar.

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 A market in Kawkareik
Nationality of Target Myanmar
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Unknown Explosive Type
Weapon Details
An improvised explosive device was used in the attack.
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Karen National Union (suspected) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 0
Number of Captured Perpetrators Unknown
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
National Counterterrorism Center, "One Civilian Killed, Five Others Wounded in IED Attack by Suspected KNU in Kawkareik, Kayin, Burma," Worldwide Incidents Tracking System, July 07, 2010.
BBC Monitoring Asia Pacific, “Five Killed, Three Others Injured in Bombing in Assam,” LexisNexis Academic, BBC Monitoring Asia Pacific, February 20, 2010.
Irrawaddy, “Two Bombs Explode in Kawkareik Market ,” http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=17852 (February 19, 2010).