Incident Summary:

08/10/2001: In Liberec, Czech Republic, a group of eight skinheads attacked a gay nightclub and tried and failed to force their way inside. No injuries were caused, but damage occurred to the club.

GTD ID:
200108100010

When:
2001-08-10

Country:
Czech Republic

Region:
Eastern Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Liberec

City:
Liberec

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Unarmed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity
Specific Description Gay Club in Liberec, Czech Republic
Nationality of Target Czech Republic
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage $468.01
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Melee Unknown Weapon 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
Neo-Fascist extremists No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 8
Number of Captured Perpetrators 2
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
“Skinheads attack gay club in Czech town,” CTK, August 11, 2001.
“Skinheads who attacked Czech gay club accused of promoting fascism,” CTK, August 13, 2001.