Incident Summary:

04/25/2010: On Sunday night, in Chiang Mai, Thailand, a grenade shot from M-79 launcher hit Provincial Police Region five headquarters breaking glass mirrors on the first and second floors and causing cracks in the concrete wall. Police believe the grenade was fired from a nearby bridge over the Ping River. No casualties were reported from the incident and no group claimed responsibility.

GTD ID:
201004250007

When:
2010-04-25

Country:
Thailand

Region:
Southeast Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Chiang Mai

City:
Chiang Mai

Location Details:
The attack took place at the Provincial Police Region 5 headquarters from a nearby bridge over the Ping River in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Region Five Thailand Law Enforcement
Specific Description The Provincial Police Region five headquarters
Nationality of Target Thailand
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 Grenade
Weapon Details
An M-70 launcher and grenade was used in the attack.
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
Thai News Service, "Thailand: 11 Wounded in Bomb Attack at Ex-PM Banharn's Bangkok Home," Factiva, Thai News Agency, April 27, 2010.
BBC Monitoring Asia Pacific, "Thai Police HQ in Chiang Mai Hit by M79 Grenade Launcher," LexisNexis Academic, Nation, April 26, 2010.
Agence France Presse, "Eleven hurt in Grenade Attack on Home of Former Thai PM," LexisNexis, Agence France Presse, April 26, 2010.