1987 Vientiane bombing

Bombing attack in Vientiane, Laos July 2023 1987 Vientiane Bombing Vientiane, Laos 9 March, 1987 6 A.M. Soviet cultural center Bombing 1 1 Assassination of Eduard A. Shevardnadze The 1987 Vientiane bombing was an attack that occurred on March 9, 1987, at 6 A.M. at the Soviet cultural center in Vientiane, Laos. The attack is believed to have been an assassination attempt on Eduard A. Shevardnadze, who was supposed to arrive on a diplomatic meeting later that day.Shevardnadze may have been target of bombing https://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/03/10/Shevardnadze-may-have-been-target-of-bombing/2923542350800/ 2023-01-20 UPI enReuters 1987-03-10 Laos Blast Is Reported On Shevardnadze Trip en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1987/03/10/world/laos-blast-is-reported-on-shevardnadze-trip.html 2023-01-20 0362-4331Associated Press 1987-03-11 Shevardnadze in Laos; Soviet Center Bombed https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-03-11-mn-10083-story.html 2023-01-20 Los Angeles Times en-US Officials said a Laotian guard was killed and another wounded by the explosion, while the three-story building sustained only minor damages. Reactions Soviet Union - Soon after the event, Soviet spokesman Gennady I. Gerasimov told a news briefing: “We only have quite preliminary information that there was an explosion in the center of the city. We have no information as to causes and results.” Shevardnadze visited the city despite the bomb. Laos - Phanethong Phommahaxay, acting head of the Laotian Foreign Ministry’s press department, charged that the Thailand government sent an armed exile to carry out the attack.Official Hints at Thai Connection in Bombing at Soviet Center https://apnews.com/article/de0f88b200bc777c35e40106211dc660 2023-01-20 Associated Press https://web.archive.org/web/20230120005447/https://apnews.com/article/de0f88b200bc777c35e40106211dc660 20 January 2023 Bangkok en References Category:1987 in Laos Category:March 1987 in Asia Category:Murder in Laos Category:1987 building bombings Category:Terrorist incidents in Asia in 1987 Category:Failed assassination attempts in Asia Category:Building bombings in Asia Category:1987 murders in Asia Bombing, 1987 Category:Laos–Soviet Union relations