Incident Summary:

08/22/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused near a Provincial Electricity Authority power pole in Pasemat sub-district, Narathiwat Province, Thailand. This was one of 15 related attacks in southern Narathiwat and one of nine bombings in Pasemat on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the attacks were carried out by the Pattani United Liberation Organization (PULO).

GTD ID:
201508210116

When:
2015-08-22

Country:
Thailand

Region:
Southeast Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Narathiwat

City:
Near Pasemat

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Utilities
Name of Entity Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA)
Specific Description Power Pole
Nationality of Target Thailand
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Other Explosive Type
Weapon Details
A homemade explosive device was 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
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Pattani United Liberation Organization (PULO) (suspected) 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
"Power poles targeted in Narathiwat blasts," The Nation (Thailand), August 23, 2015.
"Sungai Kolok security tightened ahead of Thai Fight — source," Bangkok Post, August 22, 2015.
"Bomb blasts 'not linked'," South African Official News, August 23, 2015.