Incident Summary:

05/18/2020: Assailants set fire to two business vehicles at the intersection of Fryni Street and Iliados Street in Pagrati neighborhood, Athens, Attica, Greece. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of eight coordinated arson incidents in Athens over the course of 13 minutes. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Anarchists.

GTD ID:
202005180026

When:
2020-05-18

Country:
Greece

Region:
Western Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Attica

City:
Athens

Location Details:
The incident occurred in Pagrati neighborhood by Fryni Street and Iliados Street.

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 Supermarket Vehicles
Nationality of Target Greece
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?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
Anarchists No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 40
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
"Athens arson spree was coordinated, police say," EKathimerini.com, May 19, 2020.
"Greece: Riots break out near Turkish Consulate," Report.az, May 18, 2020.