Incident Summary:

08/29/2001: The Red Hand Defenders (RHD) placed a pipe bomb in the Marine Hotel in the sea resort of Ballycastle, Northern Ireland, the United Kingdom. The bomb was found and defused and no injuries occurred.

GTD ID:
200108290012

When:
2001-08-29

Country:
United Kingdom

Region:
Western Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Northern Ireland

City:
Ballycastle

Location Details:
County Antrim

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Tourists
Name of Entity Tourists in Ballycastle, Northern Ireland
Specific Description Marine Hotel
Nationality of Target Northern Ireland
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Pipe Bomb
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
Red Hand Defenders (RHD) Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Unknown)
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
Steven Morris, “Bombs raise doubts on loyalist ceasefire: Mainly Catholic seaside resort of Ballycastle finds itself under attack," The Guardian, August 30, 2001.
Michael Bradley, “Series of bomb attacks in Antrim, Down,” The Irish Times, August 30, 2001.
“Police find many faces of loyalism in terror picture,” Belfast Telegraph, August 30, 2001.