Incident Summary:
4/29/2000: A Yugoslav-made hand grenade exploded in a discotheque in Hamburg, Germany. Approximately 1500 people were in the disco at the time of the explosion, but only nine people were wounded; two were seriously wounded. A week later, a man who had been identified by photographs was arrested in connection to the bombing. There is speculation that the bombing may have been related to a battle over territory.
Overview
GTD ID:
200004290001
When:
2000-04-29
Country:
Germany
Region:
Western Europe
Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:
Hamburg
City:
Hamburg
Location Details:
J's, a discotheque in the St.Pauli red-light district in Hamburg
What
Attack Information
Type of Attack () |
Bombing/Explosion |
Successful Attack? () |
Yes |
Target Information ()
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property |
Name of Entity |
Civilians |
Specific Description |
Civilians at a discotheque in Hamburg |
Nationality of Target |
Germany |
Additional Information
Hostages |
No |
Property Damage |
Yes |
Extent of Property Damage |
Unknown |
Value of Property Damage |
Unknown |
How
Weapon Information
Type |
Sub-type |
Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite |
Grenade |
Weapon Details |
A Yugoslav-made hand grenade |
Additional Information
Suicide Attack? | No |
Part of Multiple Incident? | No |
Criterion 1 () |
No |
Criterion 2 () |
Yes |
Criterion 3 () |
Yes |
Doubt Terrorism Proper () |
Yes |
Alternate Designation () |
Other Crime Type |
Additional Information |
One source states that eight people were injured while two state that nine people were injured |
Who
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name |
Claimed Responsibility |
Unknown |
No |
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators |
Unknown |
Number of Captured Perpetrators |
1 |
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties |
0 Fatalities / 9 Injured |
Total Number of Fatalities |
0 |
Number of U.S. Fatalities |
0 |
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities |
0 |
Total Number of Injured |
9 |
Number of U.S. Injured |
0 |
Number of Perpetrators Injured |
0 |
Sources
Sources
"Nine injured after hand grenade explodes in Hamburg disco," Associated Press, April 29, 2000." |
"Germany - bomb eight injured when hand grenade explodes inside German disco," EFE News Service, April 29, 2000." |
"Suspect arrested over Hamburg disco grenade attack," Reuters, May 7, 2000." |