Incident Summary:

08/28/2005: Suspected Islamic militants shot Assistant Village Head Mahama Pohji in Talorneng, Thailand, leaving him seriously wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.

GTD ID:
200508280008

When:
2005-08-28

Country:
Thailand

Region:
Southeast Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Narathiwat

City:
Talorneng

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Civilan(s)
Specific Description Talorneng Assistant Village Head Mahama Pohji
Nationality of Target Thailand
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
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
Thai Islamic Militants No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 1
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 1 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
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
“Violence continues in southern Thailand,” BBC Monitoring, August 29, 2005.
”Two killed, army trooper kills himself in continuing southern Thailand violence,” The Associated Press, August 28, 2005.