Incident Summary:

10/27/2020: Gunmen opened fire on Linkhae District General Administration Department officials returning from distributing polling materials in Mongpan, between Huay Zwe and Ner Won, Shan, Myanmar. Two officials were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.

GTD ID:
202010270031

When:
2020-10-27

Country:
Myanmar

Region:
Southeast Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Shan

City:
Mongpan

Location Details:
The incident occurred between Huay Zwe and Ner Won villages.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity General Administration Department (GAD)
Specific Description Officials
Nationality of Target Myanmar
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
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 2 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 2
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Two GAD Officers Shot and Wounded in Mongpan," ShanNews.org, October 28, 2020.
"Two officials from Linkhae District GAD injured in shooting," Bnionline.net, October 29, 2020.