Incident Summary:

10/12/2001: A car bomb exploded in an underground car park in Madrid, Spain, injuring 14 people. The bomb was in a Ford Fiesta, and caused massive damage to the parking lot and destroyed 66 cars. A call warning of an attack was placed by a man claiming to be a member of Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA), but the claim could not be confirmed.

Overview

GTD ID:
200110120003

When:
2001-10-12

Country:
Spain

Region:
Western Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:
Madrid

City:
Madrid

What

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more)	Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more)	Yes

Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity	Car Park
Specific Description	Underground car park in Madrid, Spain
Nationality of Target	Spain

Additional Information
Hostages	No
Property Damage	Yes
Extent of Property Damage	Major (likely > $1 million but < $1 billion)
Value of Property Damage	Unknown

How

Weapon Information
Type	Sub-type
Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite	Vehicle
Weapon Details
An explosives-laden Ford Fiesta 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

Who

Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name	Claimed Responsibility
Basque Fatherland and Freedom (ETA) (suspected)	Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Call (pre-incident))

Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators	Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators	0

Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties	0 Fatalities / 14 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities	0
Number of U.S. Fatalities	0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities	0
Total Number of Injured	14
Number of U.S. Injured	0
Number of Perpetrators Injured	0

Sources

Sources
“Car bomb explodes in Madrid,” United Press International, October 11, 2001.
"Madrid car bomb near U.S. Marines injures 14 people,” Manchester Evening News, October 13, 2001."