Incident Summary:

04/07/2013: An explosive device detonated in a phone booth outside the Grand Palace Hotel on Chareon Chair Road in Yala city, Yala province, Thailand. One person was injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident. This was one of four attacks on hotels in Yala province on this day.

GTD ID:
201304070029

When:
2013-04-07

Country:
Thailand

Region:
Southeast Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Yala

City:
Yala

Location Details:
Incident occurred on Chareon Chai Road

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity Grand Palace Hotel
Specific Description Hotel
Nationality of Target Thailand
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
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
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 1
Number of Captured Perpetrators 1
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
"Thailand: Yala hit by 4 bomb attacks," Bangkok Post Online, April 7, 2013.
"Thailand: Sunday's Yala bomb suspect nabbed," Thai News Service, April 10, 2013.