Incident Summary:

07/22/2015: Assailants threw an incendiary device at a movie theater in Madurai city, Tamil Nadu state, India. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of Puratchi Puligal.

GTD ID:
201507220029

When:
2015-07-22

Country:
India

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Tamil Nadu

City:
Madurai

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Movie Theater
Nationality of Target India
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
Incendiary Arson/Fire
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
Puratchi Puligal (suspected) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 5
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
"Petrol bomb hurled at cinema hall screening mega hit “Bahubali”," United News of India, July 22, 2015.