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 () |
Bombing/Explosion |
Successful Attack? () |
Yes |
Target Information ()
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 () |
Yes |
Criterion 2 () |
Yes |
Criterion 3 () |
Yes |
Doubt Terrorism Proper () |
No |
Who
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
"Madrid car bomb near U.S. Marines injures 14 people,” Manchester Evening News, October 13, 2001." |
“Car bomb explodes in Madrid,” United Press International, October 11, 2001. |