The list of terrorist attacks in Laos includes an overview in Laos perpetrated terrorist attacks .
Explanation
The political or ideological classification of the perpetrators is given in the Political Orientation column : Fascist , racist , nationalist , National Socialist , socialist , communist , anti-imperialist , Islamist ( Shiite , Sunni , Deobandic , Salafist , Wahhabi ), Hindu . If the focus is primarily on state independence or autonomy , the prefix is autonomous , followed by the region or ethnic group and, if applicable, further characteristics of the perpetrators: Armenian , Irish ( Catholic ), Kurdish , Tyrolean , Chechen , Dagestan , Punjab ( Sikhist ), Palestinian .
The number of victims of the attacks are shown in color:
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unknown number of dead or injured
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0 dead or injured
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1–19 dead or injured
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20–49 dead or injured
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50–99 dead or injured
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100 and more dead or injured
2000
Date / start
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Affected country
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attack
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Perpetrator
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Political orientation
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medium
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target
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dead
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Injured
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background
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May 28, 2000
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Laos
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Attack in Vientiane
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Explosive device
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market
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0
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15th
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May 30, 2000
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Laos
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Attack in Vientiane
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Explosive device
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hotel
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10
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0June 6, 2000
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Laos
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Attack in Vientiane
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Explosive device
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Bus stop
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0
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3
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July 31, 2000
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Laos
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Attack in Vientiane
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Explosive device
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Post office
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0
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5
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0November 9, 2000
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Laos
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Attack in Vientiane
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Explosive device on bicycle
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Vientiane airport , civilians
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1
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4th
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2001
Date / start
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Affected country
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attack
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Perpetrator
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Political orientation
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medium
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target
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dead
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Injured
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background
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January 24, 2001
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Laos
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Attack in Vientiane
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explosive
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Thai civilians at the Friendship Bridge
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0
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9
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2003
Date / start
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Affected country
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attack
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Perpetrator
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Political orientation
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medium
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target
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dead
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Injured
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background
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0February 6, 2003
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Laos
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Attack in Luang Prabang
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|
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Automatic rifles
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Bus, tourists
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10
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|
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2016
Date / start
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Affected country
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attack
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Perpetrator
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Political orientation
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medium
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target
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dead
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Injured
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background
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January 24, 2016
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Laos
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Stop in Saysomboun
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Explosive device on the roadside
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Vehicle for a Chinese mining company
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2
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1
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0March 1, 2016
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Laos
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Attack in Luang Prabang
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Firearms
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Bus, pickup truck
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0
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5
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0March 1, 2016
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Laos
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Attack in Luang Prabang
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Firearms
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Employee of a Chinese company
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1
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3
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March 23, 2016
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Laos
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Attack in Vientiane
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|
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Firearms
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Chinese in bus
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0
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6th
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Individual evidence
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 200005280004 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on June 26, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 200005300004 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed June 26, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 200006060004 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on June 26, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 200007310002 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on June 26, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 200011090003 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on June 26, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 200101240005 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on June 26, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 200302060002 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on June 26, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 201601240010 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on June 26, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 201603020039 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on June 26, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 201603010064 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on June 26, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 201603230037 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on June 26, 2018 .