Incident Summary:

06/08/2000: One bomb blast caused material damage to a temporary employment agency located on Llacuna Street in Barcelona, Spain. No casualties resulted from the incident. This was one of four similar attacks in Barcelona on 06/08/2000. The 1 October Anti-Fascist Resistance Group (GRAPO) claimed responsibility for the attack.

GTD ID:
200006080011

When:
2000-06-08

Country:
Spain

Region:
Western Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Catalonia

City:
Barcelona

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity Temporary Employment Agency
Specific Description A Temporary Employment Agency on Llacuna Street in Barcelona
Nationality of Target Spain
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Unknown Explosive Type
Weapon Details
The type of bomb used was not described.
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
Additional Information This was one of four related incidents (cf. 200006080009, 200006080010, and 200006080012). Historically GRAPO targeted temporary employment agencies because it saw them as agents of capitalist exploitation.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
First of October Antifascist Resistance Group (GRAPO) Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: 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
"Spain: Four Businesses Bombed in Central Barcelona; Urban Guerrillas Blamed", Madrid RNE-1 Radio, June 08, 2000.
"Two bomb blasts attributed to far-left terrorists in Spain," Deutsche Presse-Agentur, June 08, 2000.