Incident Summary:

11/21/2020: Assailants shot and killed Htike Zaw, a newly elected National League for Democracy (NLD) representative, in Pin Tain village, Shan, Myanmar. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
202011210043

When:
2020-11-21

Country:
Myanmar

Region:
Southeast Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Shan

City:
Pin Tain

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Assassination
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Assembly of the Union
Specific Description National League for Democracy (NLD) Representative: Htike Zaw
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 1 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
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
"Shooting Death of Newly Elected Myanmar Lawmaker Condemned as ‘Lawless Act’," Radio Free Asia, November 23, 2020.
"Myanmar’s Parties Demand Justice for Assassinated Shan State Newly Elected MP," Irrawaddy.com, November 23, 2020.