Incident Summary:

05/03/2000: A bomb exploded by a fish port in the Philippine city of General Santos City the morning of May 3, 2000. 5 people were killed and 10 injured. The attack was attributed to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). This incident was linked to two other bombings in the city: one at the old City Hall building and the other at a public market.

GTD ID:
200005030002

When:
2000-05-03

Country:
Philippines

Region:
Southeast Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

South Cotabato

City:
General Santos

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Maritime
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Philippine fish port
Nationality of Target Philippines
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 Other Explosive Type
Weapon Details
The bombs were classified as homemade
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
Additional Information This was one of three related attacks (cf. 200005030001, 200005030003).The available sources listed the casualties and injuries for these attacks cumulatively as 15 dead and 30 injured, so these figures have been distributed evenly for these cases in order to preserve statistical accuracy in the database.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) (suspected) Unknown
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators Unknown
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 5 Fatalities / 10 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 5
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 10
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Bombs Rip Through Town in Philippine in South, 15 Killed," Agence Free Presse, May 3, 2000.
“Philippine Daily Calls for Protection Civilian Lives," Global News Wire, May 4, 2000.