Incident Summary:

09/30/2001: Property belonging to a retired member of the Air and Border Police in Ustaritz, France, was targeted with two petrol bombs by unknown attackers. The bombs caused damage to two vehicles but there were no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.

GTD ID:
200109300001

When:
2001-09-30

Country:
France

Region:
Western Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Aquitaine

City:
Ustaritz

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity French Basque Police
Specific Description Retired member of the Air and Border Police in Ustaritz
Nationality of Target France
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Incendiary Gasoline or Alcohol
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
Unknown 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
"Policeman’s Home Target of Petrol Bomb Attack in French Basque Country,” Agence France Presse, September 30, 2001.