Incident Summary:

05/17/1982: A Cuban business is firebombed by Omega 7 in Union City, New Jersey, United States. There were no casualties in this incident and it is unknown if any property damage occurred.

GTD ID:
198205170007

When:
1982-05-17

Country:
United States

Region:
North America

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

New Jersey

City:
Union City

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity Cuban business in U.S.
Specific Description Cuban business
Nationality of Target United States
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Incendiary Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb
Weapon Details
firebomb
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Omega-7 Unknown
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators Unknown
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
"Terrorism in the United States: 1982-1992," Terrorist Research and Analytical Center, Counterterrorism Section, Intelligence Division, USDOJ, FBI, September 3, 1993.