Incident Summary:

03/26/2019: Assailants set fire to the vehicle of Ekachai Hongkangwan in Soi Lat Phrao, Bang Kapi, Bangkok, Thailand. Hongkangwan, a anti-junta activist that had just attended a rally protesting the mishandling of recent elections, was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201903260020

When:
2019-03-26

Country:
Thailand

Region:
Southeast Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Bangkok

City:
Bangkok

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Soi Lat Phrao area of Bang Kapi district.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Not Applicable
Specific Description Vehicle of Activist: Ekachai Hongkangwan
Nationality of Target Thailand
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 Gasoline or Alcohol
Weapon Details
A flammable liquid 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 1
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
"Activist's car torched, signed petition against EC damaged," Bangkok Post (Thailand), April 1, 2019.