Incident Summary:

03/18/1999: Unknown perpetrators threw a Russian-made fragmentation grenade at a truck carrying bottled gas in Sisli District, Istanbul, Turkey. No casualties were reported in this incident.

GTD ID:
199903180001

When:
1999-03-18

Country:
Turkey

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Istanbul

City:
Istanbul

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity
Specific Description Truck carrying bottled gas in Sisli District, Istanbul, Turkey
Nationality of Target Turkey
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 Grenade
Weapon Details
Russian-made fragmentation grenade
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
Additional Information This was one of a number of attacks during the month of March 1999 throughout Turkey, many of which occurred in Istanbul and/or involved Molotov Cocktails being thrown at the cars, political party offices, as well as at other building targets.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown No
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
“Bomb Attack on Lorry Causes Damage,” Anatolia, March 18, 1999.