Incident Summary:

12/29/1998: The Revolutionary Cells (RZ) claimed credit for bombing American Express in Piraeus, Greece. In addition to this attack, they also bombed the nearby Barclays Bank branch. There were no casualties reported in this incident.

GTD ID:
199812290004

When:
1998-12-29

Country:
Greece

Region:
Western Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Attica

City:
Piraeus

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity American Express
Specific Description American Express in Piraeus, Greece
Nationality of Target Great Britain
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
Explosives Time Fuse
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
Revolutionary Nuclei Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Call (pre-incident))
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
“Bombs Explode at Banks in Greece," Birmingham Post, December 30, 1998.
“Bombs Explode Outside Greece Banks,” Associated Press Online, December 29, 1998
“Two bombs explode outside American Express, Barclays banks,” The Associated Press Worldstream, December 29, 1998.