Siege

1999 Burmese Embassy Siege

7 Oct 1999 · 13.72° N, 100.53° E

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When
7 Oct 1999
Kind
Siege
Coordinates
13.72° N, 100.53° E
Description
1999 Terrorist attack on a Burmese embassy in Thailand

1999 attack on the Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok

Terrorist attack on a Burmese embassy in Thailand

The 1999 Myanmar Embassy siege of 2 October 1999 was the seizure of the Burmese embassy in Bangkok, Thailand. A group of Burmese dissidents from the Vigorous Burmese Student Warriors (VBSW) and allegedly God's Army stormed the Burmese embassy and held 89 people, including embassy staff, Burmese nationals, foreigners, and Thai citizens.

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