Incident Summary:

01/06/1998: There was an explosion at the "Le Meridien Pegasus" Hotel in Georgetown, Guyana. There were no casualties reported and no claim of responsibilty for this incident.

GTD ID:
199801060002

When:
1998-01-06

Country:
Guyana

Region:
South America

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Demerara-Mahaica

City:
Georgetown

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity Le Meridien Pegasus Hotel
Specific Description Kingston Wing of Le Meridien Pegasus Hotel
Nationality of Target Guyana
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
Explosives Grenade
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
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators Unknown
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
“Third Explosion in 36 Hours in Georgetown,” EFE, January 06, 1998.
“Manager Reports Hand Grenade Caused Explosion at Hotel,” EFE, January 06, 1998.