Incident Summary:

05/07/2003: Fifteen alleged members of All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) attacked a market place in Mohorcherra, India, killing nine persons. All the victims of the incident were non-tribal Bengalis.

GTD ID:
200305070001

When:
2003-05-07

Country:
India

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Tripura

City:
Mohorcherra

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Civilians
Specific Description An Indian market place in Mohorcherra, India
Nationality of Target Bangladesh
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Automatic Weapon
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
All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) (suspected) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 15
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 9 Fatalities / 3 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 9
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 3
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Nine killed in ATTF tribal separatist attack in Northeastern India," Agence France Presse, May 08, 2003.