Incident Summary:

07/15/1999: Ten pro-integrationists from a group called Mahidi attacked a group of anti-integrationists in the village of Lor, East Timor, Indonesia. One person was killed and one injured in the attack.

GTD ID:
199907150003

When:
1999-07-15

Country:
Indonesia

Region:
Southeast Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Cova-lima

City:
Lor

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Unarmed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Anti- Integrationists (Civilians)
Specific Description Anti-Integrationists in Lor, Timor-Leste
Nationality of Target East Timor
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Melee Blunt Object
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) No
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) Yes
Alternate Designation (more) Intra/Inter-group Conflict
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Mahidi No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 10
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 1 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
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
"Police: One Killed, 1 Injured in East Timor Clash,” Jakarta Antara, July 16, 1999.
"Timor: One Dead in Clashes as Vote Registration Starts,” Radio Renascenca, July 16, 1999.