Incident Summary:

07/31/2017: A fire was set in a restroom in the Maldives Parliament building in Male, Maldives. There were no reported casualties and the restroom sustained minor damage in the fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, opposition lawmakers alleged that the fire was an arson that was intended to cancel a Parliamentary sitting.

GTD ID:
201707310023

When:
2017-07-31

Country:
Maldives

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Male

City:
Male

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity People's Majlis
Specific Description Parliament Building
Nationality of Target Maldives
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) Yes
Alternate Designation (more) Lack of Intentionality
Additional Information There is doubt that this incident meets terrorism-related criteria. A source noted that the fire may have been started accidentally.
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
"Maldives: Parliament calls off Tues' session over fire accident," Mihaaru Online, August 1, 2017.
"Maldives: Parliament sitting cancelled after toilet fire," Maldives Independent, August 1, 2017.