Incident Summary:

04/14/2017: Assailants threw an incendiary device at a building housing Syrian refugees in Artern, Thuringia, Germany. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201704140015

When:
2017-04-14

Country:
Germany

Region:
Western Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Thuringia

City:
Artern

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Not Applicable
Specific Description Refugee Building
Nationality of Target Syria
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Incendiary Arson/Fire
Weapon Details
An incendiary device was used in the attack.
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
"Two refugee centres targeted by arson attacks in Germany," Deutsche Presse-Agentur, April 15, 2017.