Incident Summary:

03/09/2019: Assailants opened fire on Mohamed Razak Taslim, a town council member and cabinet minister coordinating secretary, in Danagama, Sabaragamuwa, Sri Lanka. Taslim was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to National Thowheeth Jamath (NTJ).

GTD ID:
201903090048

When:
2019-03-09

Country:
Sri Lanka

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Sabaragamuwa

City:
Danagama

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Assassination
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Government of Mawanella Town
Specific Description Council Member: Mohamed Razak Taslim
Nationality of Target Sri Lanka
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
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 Claimed Responsibility
National Thowheeth Jama'ath No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 2
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
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
"Attempt on Kabir’s official ahead of Easter carnage:Zahran’s assassins identified," Sri Lanka Island, September 12, 2019.