Vang Tao Incident
Coordinates: 15°07′53″N 105°28′10″E / 15.131360°N 105.469576°E The Vang Tao Incident occurred on 3 July 2000, when a group of armed insurgents and mercenaries attacked a Lao customs outpost at the southern border town of . The raiders, as they came to be described, were easily routed leaving six of their own dead and 27 were arrested by Thai authorities. Of those, 11 were Thai nationals.[1][2]
The attack followed a series of bombings in Vientiane attributed to Hmong rebels and coincided with a month-long lobbying visit by Prince Sauryavong Savang and Crown Prince Soulivong Savang to the United States. Some analysts[citation needed] concluded that the raid was likely a demonstration to gain financial and political support from Laotians abroad.[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ Gary Lee. Bandits or Rebels? Hmong Resistance in the New Lao State. 2000. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ Vang Tao Memorial. Tripod, 8/2000. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
External links[]
- The Exiled Lao Royal Family and the Vangtao Incident
- Laos' Tourist Campaign Fizzles Bombings in capital, bandits in countryside keep visitors away by Los Angeles Times
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