Incident Summary:

11/09/2018: Assailants set fire to a Gemma Construction Company backhoe in Lamfugon, South Cotabato, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).

GTD ID:
201811090005

When:
2018-11-09

Country:
Philippines

Region:
Southeast Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

South Cotabato

City:
Lamfugon

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Hostage Taking (Barricade Incident)
Type of Attack (more) Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity Gemma Construction Company
Specific Description Backhoe
Nationality of Target Philippines
Additional Information
Hostages Yes
Number of Hostages Unknown
US Hostages 0
Outcome Hostage(s) released by perpetrators
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Incendiary Arson/Fire
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 Group Sub-name Claimed Responsibility
New People's Army (NPA) Guerrilla Front 73 No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 10
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
"NPA burns heavy equipment in South Cotabato attack," Philippines Daily Inquirer, November 12, 2018.
"NPA burns South Cotabato construction firm's backhoe," Philippine Star, November 11, 2018.
"ASD OSIR: Philippines Weekly Highlight Summary 9 - 16 November 2018," US Army Asian Studies Detachment, November 20, 2018.