Incident Summary:

05/09/2013: Four assailants on motorcycles opened fire on a labor camp in Bouserkuti area, Assam state, India. This was one of two attacks on labor camps on the same day. One person was killed and one person was injured across the two attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials suspected the attacks were carried out by the Kamtapur Liberation Organization (KLO).

GTD ID:
201305090042

When:
2013-05-09

Country:
India

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Assam

City:
Bouserkuti

Location Details:
The incident took place in the Dhubri district.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity Hi-Tech Company
Specific Description Labor Camp
Nationality of Target India
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Rifle/Shotgun (non-automatic)
Weapon Details
Rifles loaded with 5.56mm bullet shells were used in the attack.
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Additional Information Casualty numbers for this attack represent an equal division of a cumulative total of killed and wounded across incidents 201305090042 and 201305090043.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Kamtapur Liberation Organization (KLO) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 4
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 1 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
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
"KLO attacks labour camps," Calcutta Telegraph, May 10, 2013.