Incident Summary:

08/22/2015: An explosive device detonated near a Provincial Electricity Authority power pole in Kawa sub-district, Narathiwat Province, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of 15 related attacks in southern Narathiwat and one of six bombings in Kawa on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the attacks were carried out by the Pattani United Liberation Organization (PULO).

GTD ID:
201508210002

When:
2015-08-22

Country:
Thailand

Region:
Southeast Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Narathiwat

City:
Near Kawa

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Utilities
Name of Entity Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA)
Specific Description Power Pole
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 Other Explosive Type
Weapon Details
A homemade 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
Pattani United Liberation Organization (PULO) (suspected) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
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
"Several bombs hit southern Thailand ahead of anniversary celebration," Deutsche Presse-Agentur, August 22, 2015.
"Power poles targeted in Narathiwat blasts," The Nation (Thailand), August 23, 2015.
"Sungai Kolok security tightened ahead of Thai Fight — source," Bangkok Post, August 22, 2015.