Incident Summary:

08/22/2001: A pipe bomb was found and defused on playing fields of the Balerin GAA Club in Garvagh, Northern Ireland. The incident was claimed by the South Londonderry Protestant Volunteers.

GTD ID:
200108220001

When:
2001-08-22

Country:
United Kingdom

Region:
Western Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Northern Ireland

City:
Garvagh

Location Details:
Londonderry (County)

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Civilians
Specific Description Civilians at the Balerin GAA Club in Garvagh, Northern Ireland,
Nationality of Target Northern Ireland
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Unknown Explosive Type
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
South Londonderry Volunteers (SLV) Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Call (pre-incident))
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators Unknown
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
Steven Morris, “Bomb finds put loyalist ceasefire on the line: Ulster tension raised by series of sports ground alerts as former Labour front bencher makes controversial claims of appeasement,” The Guardian (London), August 24, 2001.
“Army deals with several North devices,” The Irish Times, August 23, 2001.
Anne Madden, “Attacks on GAA clubs ‘risk lives of children" Irish News, August 24, 2001.