Incident Summary:

04/09/2006: A group of anti-government guerrillas shot dead three activists of Democratic Liberation Front of Terai, a political party. Five others were injured in the process. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.

GTD ID:
200604090009

When:
2006-04-09

Country:
Nepal

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Eastern

City:
Saptari district

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Political Party of Nepal
Specific Description Activists of the Democratic Liberation Front of Terai
Nationality of Target Nepal
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
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
Anti-Government Guerrillas No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 3 Fatalities / 5 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 3
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 5
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
“Xinhua: Nepal Defense Ministry Says Guerrillas Shoot Dead 3 Civilians,” Beijing Xinhua in English, April 11, 2006.