Incident Summary:

08/26/2001: An explosion occurred outside the Albanian embassy in Skopje, Macedonia. No casualties were reported.

GTD ID:
200108260005

When:
2001-08-26

Country:
Macedonia

Region:
Eastern Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Skopje

City:
Skopje

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (Diplomatic)
Name of Entity Albanian Foreign Ministry
Specific Description Albanian embassy in Skopje, Macedonia
Nationality of Target Albania
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Unknown Explosive Type
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
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
“NATO poised for weapons ‘Harvest,’” ONASA News Agency, August 27, 2001.