Incident Summary:

08/10/2001: A bomb was found and defused in a garden of a residence next to the Gladys de Freites Elementary School, in Catia, Sucre District, Venezuela. The Tupamaro Revolutionary Movement was presumed responsible. No injuries or property damage were reported.

GTD ID:
200108100004

When:
2001-08-10

Country:
Venezuela

Region:
South America

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Vargas

City:
Catia La Mar

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Educational Institution
Name of Entity Venezuelan Education System
Specific Description Gladys de Freites Elementary School
Nationality of Target Venezuela
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Unknown Explosive Type
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
Tupamaro Revolutionary Movement (suspected) No
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
“Venezuela: Press review 10 Aug 01,” BBC Monitoring Latin America – Political, August 11, 2001.