Incident Summary:

05/27/2017: Assailants threw a petrol bomb at a vehicle in Shillong, Meghalaya, India. There were no reported casualties. This was one of six related attacks in Shillong on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources suspected that the Khasi Students Union carried out the attacks.

GTD ID:
201705270035

When:
2017-05-27

Country:
India

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Meghalaya

City:
Shillong

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Nongmynsong neighborhood.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Not Applicable
Specific Description Vehicle
Nationality of Target India
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
Incendiary Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb
Weapon Details
A petrol bomb 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
Khasi Students Union (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
"Three KSU men held for city arson," ShillongTimes.com, June 6, 2017.
"Saturday arson cannot be linked to KSU: SP," Meghalaya Times (India), May 29, 2017.
"Petrol bomb attacks in parts of city," ShillongTimes.com, May 28, 2017.