Incident Summary:

02/20/2015: Security forces found and defused a remote-controlled explosive device planted in a motorcycle at the entrance to a shrine in Bang Nak, Narathiwat province, Thailand. Sources suspected that the device was intended to target police officers. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, in April, 2015, four university students confessed to being behind the incident.

GTD ID:
201502200011

When:
2015-02-20

Country:
Thailand

Region:
Southeast Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Narathiwat

City:
Bang Nak

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Royal Thai Police
Specific Description Officers
Nationality of Target Thailand
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Vehicle
Weapon Details
A remote-controlled explosive device planted inside a motorcycle 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 4
Number of Captured Perpetrators 4
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
"Students confess to Narathiwat blasts," The Nation - Thailand, April 6, 2015.
"@New screen S/C head;Big car bomb in Narathiwat," The Nation (Thailand), February 21, 2015.
"Thailand: Manhunt ordered after car bomb explosion in Narathiwat wounds 13," Thai PBS Online, February 20, 2015.