Incident Summary:

03/10/2001: Unknown assailants attacked the Cung Kiem Elementary-Junior Secondary School with cyanide in Dak Lak Province in Vietnam to protest the political and social situation in Vietnam. No injuries were reported in the incident.

GTD ID:
200103100003

When:
2001-03-10

Country:
Vietnam

Region:
Southeast Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Dak Lak

City:
Unknown

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Unarmed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Educational Institution
Name of Entity Cung Kiem Elementary-Junior Secondary School
Specific Description Students and staff at Cung Kiem Elementary-Junior Secondary School in Dak Lak Province in Vietnam.
Nationality of Target Vietnam
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Chemical
Weapon Details
Cyanide
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 / 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
“Saboteurs are Poisoning Highland Schools, says Vietnam,” Deutsche Presse-Agentur, April 10, 2001.
“Vietnam: Scores More Face Chemical Attacks; One Suspect Arrested,” Hong Kong AFP in English, April 7, 2001.
“Teenagers Arrested for Chemical Attacks on Vietnam Schools,” Yahoo News Singapore, April 10, 2001.