Incident Summary:

03/18/2013: Assailants attacked a Christian pastor's house in Southern province, Sri Lanka. There were no casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to a group that included Buddhist monks.

GTD ID:
201303180052

When:
2013-03-18

Country:
Sri Lanka

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Southern

City:
Unknown

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Religious Figures/Institutions
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Christian pastor
Nationality of Target Sri Lanka
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
Incendiary Arson/Fire
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
Additional Information This is one in a series of radical attacks perpetrated by Buddhists and encouraged by Bodu Bala Sena.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Buddhist Monks 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
"The hardline Buddhists targeting Sri Lanka's Muslims," BBC, March 25, 2013.
"Buddhists going bad," The Nation, July 6, 2013.