Incident Summary:

07/19/2000: Police defused a car-bomb placed under Jose Asenjo’s car, a regional Socialist politician in Malaga, Spain. The Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA) was suspected responsible for the incident.

GTD ID:
200007190002

When:
2000-07-19

Country:
Spain

Region:
Western Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Andalusia

City:
Malaga

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Assassination
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Malaga Socialist Party Politician
Specific Description Jose Asenjo
Nationality of Target Spain
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Vehicle
Weapon Details
A car bomb was used in the attack.
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
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Basque Fatherland and Freedom (ETA) (suspected) 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
“Suspected Basque terrorist bombing foiled,” Deutsche Presse-Agentur, July 19, 2000.
“Spain Rocked Again by Terrorist Attacks,” Toronto Star, July 20, 2000.
Elizabeth Nash, “ETA LAUNCHES NEW WAVE OF BOMB ATTACKS,” The Independent, July 20, 2000.